text: have you ever read the book called "in my father's house"? has any1 ever read the book in my father's house by ann rinaldi 10pts to who ever has read it and can tell me about the book,thanxz!=) i have read it and enjoyed it. it really brought out the attitudes and historical elements of the south in the war.  this historical novel set in the civil war era was first published in 1993 and is based on the extraordinary experience of one family in the south. the civil war began with shots fired at will mclean's house at manassas and—by an amazing quirk of fate—ended with general lee discussing surrender in the appomattox house where mcclean had moved his family to escape the war. through the eyes of the narrator, oscie mason, readers can explore the impact of historical events on one family from 1852—when will mclean becomes oscie's new stepfather—to the end of the war.