Choices of convenience and conviction, choices coincident with the people they lived among, following the general culture and the overriding matter of economics, money and its distribution, fair or not.

Never acknowledging that the general culture is often stupid or evil and would vote out God in favor of the devil if he fed them back their hate and fear in a way that made them feel righteous.

Sound familiar?

The above are musings of Varina Davis from the book Varina by Charles Frazier. Frazier is the awarding winning author of Cold Mountain. This new novel is about Jefferson Davis' wife and is receiving good reviews. I have found it very interesting reading, especially considering I have read very little about Jefferson Davis or his wife.