These true stories of rebel and Yankee women serving during the US Civil War are stranger than fiction. Click here to see the Monitor's full review of "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy".
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10 best books of September: the Monitor's picks
Here are 10 of the new September, 2014, book releases most highly recommended by the Monitor's critics.
7. "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy," by Karen Abbott
