Bristow does “a grand job of storytelling” (the New York Times) in this memorable novel of the late eighteenth-century pioneers who settled the Louisiana wilderness, establishing a civilization of charm, luxury, and tragic injustice
For his service in the king’s army during the French and Indian War, Judith Sheramy’s father, a Puritan New Englander, is granted a parcel of land in far-off … parcel of land in far-off Louisiana. As the family ventures down the Mississippi to make a new home in the wilderness, Judith meets Philip Larne, an adventurer who travels in the finest clothes Judith has ever seen. He is a rogue, a killer, and a thief — and the first thing he steals is Judith’s heart.
Three thousand acres of untamed jungle, overrun with jaguars, Indians, and pirates, wait for Philip in Louisiana. He and Judith will struggle with their stormy marriage and the challenges of the American Revolution as they strive to build an empire for future generations.
This is the first novel in Gwen Bristow’s Plantation Trilogy, which also includes The Handsome Road and This Side of Glory.
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Pretty much a southern romance.
I was vested in the 2 main characters, but they do not extend to the next book in the series, so I won’t bother.
This book was written many years ago and was the basis for a movie at that time. It is the first in a trilogy spanning decades of history prior to & after the civil war. It was so good that I then immediately went to the 2nd book in the trilogy and am planning on the 3rd. It does not have the fast pace, the coarse language, nor the pages of …
Really enjoyed the book
Sets the stage for the most tragic era in american history…slavery. Shows dependency on slaves in Louisiana as crops shift from Infigo to sugar cane and cotton. Descriptions of plantation life are vivid and characters are human and likeable.
Deep Summer is the first book in Gwen Bristow’s Plantation Trilogy. These are the days before the Louisiana Purchase, before the Revolutionary War, even, when Louisiana is a wild and untamed swampland filled with Creoles and most especially, critters. Into this strange place go the Sheramys, Puritans from Connecticut who have received a grant from …
This has been one of my favorite books for over 40 years! I just love the whole series, “Plantation Trilogy”. I also love Jubilee Trail, and Calico palace. I wish Gwen Bristow had written more books–she was a great writer!!