Lamb in His Bosom is a captivating tale that delves into the lives of Cean and Lonzo, a young couple embarking on their married journey two decades before the Civil War. Set in the rural backwoods of Georgia, this novel offers a fascinating account of the social customs and material realities faced by settlers on the Georgian frontier.

Caroline Miller presents the "other Old South," steering away from the romanticized notions of the era, and instead highlighting the lives of the poor people who never owned slaves or planned to fight a war. Her quietly lyrical prose pays poignant tribute to a woman's life lived close to nature—both the nature outside her and the nature within.

This novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1934, was instrumental in the discovery of Gone With the Wind. Its influence and charm lie in its ability to transcend regional history and offer a universal message about humanity and nature.