In the waning days of the War of 1812, planter's daughter Anne Couper and charming British lieutenant John Fraser encounter hardship as he holds her prisoner at the lavish estate of Dungeness and love and separation in the years after the war. Reprint.
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Legions of fans will undoubtedly welcome another warm historical saga from Price ( Stranger in Savannah ). In this first volume of a projected trilogy, she chronicles a passionate (yet decorous) romance, basing her characters on real persons. Anne Couper is celebrating her 18th birthday when the British capture St. Simon's Island, Ga., during the War of 1812. She and a group of her houseguests are held in a far from onerous captivity, and Anne and handsome Lt. John Fraser of the Royal Marines fall in love. Their courtship and marriage create numerous conflicts. Should John accept Anne's father's generous offer of a plantation on St. Simon's Island? Can he, the consummate soldier, regain his commission after the war and rejoin his regiment? The young couple is given counsel and love from a host of agreeable family members and friends, including Anne's distant cousin, a Scottish lord, and his friend author Walter Scott. Anne and John, at times colorless, are far too well bred to display conflict or excitement, yet the book springs to life in its descriptions both of the lush landscape of a Georgia plantation and the wild, primitive highlands of Scotland. 150,000 first printing; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Price deftly combines fiction and history into a passionate tale."--Rave Reviews
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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romantic without being dirty, spiritual,intriguing,fascinati,
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This review is from: Bright Captivity (Book One of the Georgia Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
Eugenia Price is a very spiritual writer with a lotof love to go around.I've read everything I can get by her and even went to her island about 4 years ago and toured around the island right down to the cemeteries where some of the characters were buried.A very fascinating book, as are all her books.
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I couldn't put it down.,
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This review is from: Bright Captivity (Book One of the Georgia Trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was captivating. The characters were well defined, the descriptions were vivid, the plotline was rivoting. I was completely swept away with Anne and John's love story and with Anne's love of her homeland and family. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
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St. Simon's Island: A Memoir,
By Jewell Goodman (Pisgah Forest, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bright Captivity (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Georgia Trilogy) (School & Library Binding)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this wonderful lady's memoir. I have been reading her books for years and lost track of her for a while. I read the book she wrote to her readers and it was copyrighted in 1992. What I'm wondering - what is her very latest book? Doing a calculation, I think she must be in her mid-80's and I wonder if she and Joyce are still part of the famous Islanders on our favorite vacation spot, St. Simon's?. Thank you.
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On the morning of January 7 of the new year 1815, first light had just begun to push the dark from the sky outside the window of Anne's room on the third floor of the Couper mansion when Eve opened the shutters and blew out one stand of candles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bright captivity, frizzled chicken, plantation boat, tabby house, seas gang, wedding trip Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Anna Matilda, Cannon's Point, Father Fraser, James Hamilton, John Fraser, Simons Island, John Couper, Roswell King, Royal Marines, Sans Foix, Eugenia Price, Walter Scott, George Street, Lieutenant Fraser, Anne Couper, Mausa Couper, Lord Herries, Big Boy, James Fraser, Louisa Shaw, Major Butler, William Fraser, Admiral Cockburn, Jones Creek, Cape of Good Hope New!
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On the morning of January 7 of the new year 1815, first light had just begun to push the dark from the sky outside the window of Anne's room on the third floor of the Couper mansion when Eve opened the shutters and blew out one stand of candles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bright captivity, frizzled chicken, plantation boat, tabby house, seas gang, wedding trip Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Anna Matilda, Cannon's Point, Father Fraser, James Hamilton, John Fraser, Simons Island, John Couper, Roswell King, Royal Marines, Sans Foix, Eugenia Price, Walter Scott, George Street, Lieutenant Fraser, Anne Couper, Mausa Couper, Lord Herries, Big Boy, James Fraser, Louisa Shaw, Major Butler, William Fraser, Admiral Cockburn, Jones Creek, Cape of Good Hope New!
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- Lady of the Lake (Eclectic English Classics) by Sir Walter Scott on page 39, page 57, and page 425
- Where Shadows Go (Georgia Trilogy) by Eugenia Price in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price in Back Matter
- Margaret's Story (Florida Trilogy, Book 3) by Eugenia Price in Back Matter
- Major Butler's Legacy: Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family by Malcolm Bell in Back Matter
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- Eugenia Price's South by Mary Bray Wheeler on 10 pages
- Beauty from Ashes (Georgia Trilogy) by Eugenia Price in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Waiting Time by Eugenia Price in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Broken Silences: Interviews with Black and White Women Writers by Shirley M. Jordan on page 77, and page 81
- Leave Yourself Alone: Set Yourself Free from the Paralysis of Analysis (Eugenia Price Treasury of Faith) by Eugenia Price in Front Matter
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