Elysium: Plantation Series, Book 4
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071K7DPJ1 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 166 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Threatening the fragile peace she achieves, her love for Alistair Whiteaker collides with her own dark past, shattering all hope for a new life. An ex-slave himself, he knows emancipation is not enough. At the same time, he longs to make a family with Lily and her daughter. Lily Palmer flees with her daughter to take refuge on her uncle's farm in Louisiana. Here she finds herself in a world struggling with the aftereffects of the Civil War. To do that, he must first eliminate the man who inflicts another kind of injustice on the woman he loves. For the first time, she is confronted with her own careless assumptions about race as she learns to appreciate the humanity of everyone around her. Sickened by his part in perpetuating slavery, he works to thwart the aims of white supremacists and violent racists. When Fanny Brown is assaulted by white supremacists whose true target is Thomas himself, he realizes his greatest challenge may be to reclaim the heart of his beloved.. Alistair White
Will love and forgiveness conquer all? joyer If you enjoyed the previous books from The Plantation Series, this one will not disappoint! Continues with the previous books' cast with additional new characters. Touches on many of the same historical issues of that time period in personal, gut-wrenching clarity and engages the reader through empathy with the conflicts the characters exper. Good I knew about the south during the civil war. I read anything I can find on the subject. The documentary films and books are great but heartbreaking. These books are much more personal in that you see everyday life effected by the war it's politics and civil rights.. Great story of life after the civil war Mary Detailed descriptions of characters make this book a page turner. It was easy to become interested in the outcome of their lives. Set in Louisiana during the black reformation years, this title gives one pause to think what would have happened to civil rights if reformation continued under President Johnson. Perhaps the civil rights movement