The Soldier's Reward

“Winner of the David H. Pinkney Prize, Society of French Historical Studies””[The Soldier’s Reward] examines romantic relationships and marriage at a time when many men of marriageable age were facing a military service that would rip them from their families and romantic partners. The ‘reward’ of the book’s title refers to the promise of marriage awaiting men after an (undetermined) period of military service in defence of the nation… . But as Heuer’s impressive research demonstrates, the disconnect between fantasy and reality was profound.”—Christine Adams, History Today“An important contribution to the literature on the history of gender and the family in France across the revolutionary divide” * Choice *

Jennifer Ngaire Heuer is professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of The Family and the Nation: Gender and Citizenship in Revolutionary France, 17891830 and the editor (with Mette Harder) of Life in Revolutionary France.