In 1852, recovering from the death of her husband and parents and the loss of her home on St. Simon's Island, Anne Couper Fraser finds refuge in Marietta, Georgia, but her new life and her family is soon torn apart by the conflicting loyalties and violence of the Civil War. (Historical Fiction).
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In the concluding volume of her Georgia trilogy, Price writes of a family whose political loyalties are divided by the outbreak of the Civil War.
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Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Rounding out her "Georgia Trilogy," Price relates the tale of a widowed Southern woman who rediscovers life with the help of a Union doctor.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a nice change,
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This review is from: Beauty from Ashes (Hardcover)
It was nice to read something that doesn't have me trying to skip over curse words two and three times a page! I consider the entire Georgia Trilogy worth reading. The Christian background is inspiring; plus, the novels were based on the life of a very real woman (supported by indicating places of burial and names of decendants in the Afterword of each book). The Christian theme and romanticized diction may seem boring to some, but read with an open mind and I'm sure everyone will find a point to enjoy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rate this book a 3 -- but, Price's St Simons and Fla triologies are all 5's,
By Alba4me (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beauty from Ashes (Hardcover)
This particular book is a little slow, but still romantic and based on a real personality which makes it worth a read -- when we read about a person depressed/self-absorbed today (the way they are dealing with losing nearly everyone in life in a short time span...and reality check -- some people do go through great periods of personal loss in their life) I don't think we'd be quite so judgemental as many folks in these reviews. It's important when reading historical fiction to keep a perspective for timeframe the book is taking place, life is not a bed roses and not everyone in a book/history is happy all the time. I find it refreshing to read truthful books, historically based and well researched -- while this one isn't Eugenia Price's best work, do yourself a favor and try the St Simon's Triology or the Fla triology -- all six well-written, historically based, well researched and well written.
14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
not this time,
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This review is from: Beauty from Ashes (Georgia Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
If you've read more than a few Price books, it becomes visibly apparent here that she's losing her touch. Her characters become messy, half-done, overly sentimental, and downright cheesy. Please, give her a chance and get out of these newer ones. Check out the old ones. The St Simons Trilogy: Lighthouse, New Moon Rising, and The Beloved Invader; The Florida Trilogy: Maria, Don Juan McQueen, and Margaret's Story; and the first three of the Savannah Quartet: Savannah, To See Your Face Again, and Before the Darkness Falls (I can't personally recommend Stranger in Savannah, I didn't care for it). I had the pleasure of interviewing Miss Price back in the 80's, and she was a delightful lady with great talent, but with her latter books she took a spill. Don't waste your time. READ THE OLD ONES!!!!
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Papa Couper's old but well-preserved plantation boat, the Lady Love, moved with a steady, rocking motion out into Buttermilk Sound en route to the South Branch of the Altamaha River, where James Hamilton Couper's Hopeton mansion stood on its rise of land beside a broad canal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Couper, Miss Anne, Big Boy, James Hamilton, Miss Eliza, Louisa Fletcher, Frances Anne, Eugenia Price, Anna Matilda, Cannon's Point, Howard House, Simons Island, Mausa John, Paul Demere, John Fraser, Anne Fraser, Fraser Demere, Mausa Couper, Miss Louisa, William Audley, Miss Pete, Reverend Benedict, Thomas Spalding, George Stubinger, United States New!
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Papa Couper's old but well-preserved plantation boat, the Lady Love, moved with a steady, rocking motion out into Buttermilk Sound en route to the South Branch of the Altamaha River, where James Hamilton Couper's Hopeton mansion stood on its rise of land beside a broad canal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Couper, Miss Anne, Big Boy, James Hamilton, Miss Eliza, Louisa Fletcher, Frances Anne, Eugenia Price, Anna Matilda, Cannon's Point, Howard House, Simons Island, Mausa John, Paul Demere, John Fraser, Anne Fraser, Fraser Demere, Mausa Couper, Miss Louisa, William Audley, Miss Pete, Reverend Benedict, Thomas Spalding, George Stubinger, United States New!
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- Bright Captivity (Book One of the Georgia Trilogy) by Eugenia Price in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Emancipation Proclamation by Robert Young on page 519
- North and South: Britain's Economic, Social and Political Divide (Pelican) by David Smith on page 445
- Eugenia Price's South by Mary Bray Wheeler on 5 pages
- Don Juan McQueen by Eugenia Price on page 12
- Neptune's Honor: A Story of Loyalty and Love by Pamela Bauer Mueller in Back Matter
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