This book is about the life of a southern soldier in the war. Love, friendship, courage, and sacrifice all brought to life in this wonderful novel. Eli West wakes - a southern soldier in a cave and discovers he is held captive by a soldier of the Union. Shot, drugged, and tortured, he descends into the darkness and the beauty of his unconscious, uncovering a time when he was still in love, a time before the war, a time before everything fell away.