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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A well written novel based on historical facts with makes it fascinating and interesting. I highly recommend it!
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautifully told story from Martha Hall Kelly. This book was emotional, heartbreaking, uplifting, and hopeful all at the same time.
This book was told from 3 perspectives. Georgy Woolsey, one of 7 children who is in her late 20's and wants more out of her life, she wants to become a nurse and eventually run her own female nursing school. Jemma is a 16 year old slave working on the Peeler Plantation in Maryland. She is thankful to be with her Ma and Pa, but they have dreams of being free and are working towards making that happen. Anne-May runs the Peeler Plantation and owns Jemma and her family. She is supportive of slavery and doesn't view her slaves as people, but her property.
These 3 women's live intertwine together and the choices they make end up impacting one another in ways that will change their lives.
This book was told from 3 perspectives. Georgy Woolsey, one of 7 children who is in her late 20's and wants more out of her life, she wants to become a nurse and eventually run her own female nursing school. Jemma is a 16 year old slave working on the Peeler Plantation in Maryland. She is thankful to be with her Ma and Pa, but they have dreams of being free and are working towards making that happen. Anne-May runs the Peeler Plantation and owns Jemma and her family. She is supportive of slavery and doesn't view her slaves as people, but her property.
These 3 women's live intertwine together and the choices they make end up impacting one another in ways that will change their lives.
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just so-so. The story itself is okay, but the three main characters do not have distinct voices. Despite their widely varied backgrounds they all sound very similar. Which was my main complaint about Lilac Girls.
It really could have been edited better. It dragged toward the end.
It really could have been edited better. It dragged toward the end.
Georgeanne "Georgey" Woolsey isn't meant for the world of lavish parties and demure attitudes of women of her stature. So when the war ignites the nation, Georgey follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women a bother on the battlefront. In proving them wrong, she and her sister Eliza venture from New York to Washington, D.C., to Gettysburg and witness the unparalleled horrors of slavery as they become involved in the war effort.
In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation in Maryland, where she lives with her mother and father. Her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the plantation next door and both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. When Jemma is sold by the cruel plantation mistress Anne-May at the same time the Union army comes through, she sees a chance to finally escape--but only by abandoning the family she loves.
Anne-May is left behind to run Peeler Planation when her husband joins the Union Army and her cherished brother enlists with the Confederates. In charge of the household, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies, finally exposing herself to the fate she deserves.
Surprisingly to me the most interesting story I read in this book was actually Anne-May's, I thought it was going to be Jemma's (she was my second favorite). Some parts of the boo are slow at times, I thought Georgey's story had most of the elements of this but overall it was a good read.
In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation in Maryland, where she lives with her mother and father. Her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the plantation next door and both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. When Jemma is sold by the cruel plantation mistress Anne-May at the same time the Union army comes through, she sees a chance to finally escape--but only by abandoning the family she loves.
Anne-May is left behind to run Peeler Planation when her husband joins the Union Army and her cherished brother enlists with the Confederates. In charge of the household, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies, finally exposing herself to the fate she deserves.
Surprisingly to me the most interesting story I read in this book was actually Anne-May's, I thought it was going to be Jemma's (she was my second favorite). Some parts of the boo are slow at times, I thought Georgey's story had most of the elements of this but overall it was a good read.
I really loved this book! It was actually my favorite in the series. I'm a huge fan of women-centered historical fiction, and have always had an interest in the Civil War era. This book checked all those things! I have really enjoyed learning about all the Woolsey women. What a wonderful legacy they left!