Alice's tulips Book

This book is the most god-awful abomination on the face of the earth, next to the Twilight series. I had to read it for a history project and I was appalled. The main character Alice is a Mary-Sue. She's 100% perfect and possesses no flaws whatsoever. All the men in the town want her for themselves while her husband is at war and Alice does nothing to stop their advances. The book has no plot, even though the summary suggests otherwise. The whole "murder" theme doesn't even become apparant until four chapters before the book ends. Even then, nothing happens. Alice is accused of MURDER. Murder! And absolutely NOTHING happens! All her friends just quit talking to her. What a tragedy! In this era, it wouldn't have mattered if there was evidence or not. If Alice was accused, she'd be taken into custody, a trial would be held, and she'd most likely be hung. But no, Alice is perfect. Even though she clearly kills a man, she's not responsible for it. Two other women confess to clear Alice's name. It's ridiculous.
In addition to having no plot, there are many lewd references to sex and masturbation. Considering that the Civil War took place in the mid-Victorian era when letter-writing was an art, they did not talk about that. Ever. It just wasn't done in a society that encouraged sexual repression. My next issue with the book is the characters of Annie and Joybell. The author took the time to make them the epitome of a sterotypical southeners: uneducated, poor, and inbred. Stereotypes aren't nice Ms. Dallas.
Don't even bother reading this book. Seriously. Just burn it now and save yourself the trouble.