New York Times-bestselling author Gwen Bristow’s spellbinding Plantation Trilogy compiled in a single volume
The Plantation Trilogy is an epic series of historical novels that bring to life the history of Louisiana, from its settlement in the late eighteenth century to the post-World War I era, via the intertwined lives of the members of three families: the Sheramys, the Larnes, and the Upjohns. Sheramys, the Larnes, and the Upjohns.
Deep Summer is the story of Puritan pioneer Judith Sheramy and adventurer Philip Larne, who marry and strive to build an empire in the Louisiana jungle during the time of the American Revolution.
The Handsome Road tells the story of plantation mistress Ann Sheramy Larne and poor Corrie May Upjohn, who forge an unlikely bond of friendship as they struggle to survive the cataclysms of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
This Side of Glory presents the story of Eleanor Upjohn, a modern young woman in the early twentieth century who marries charming Kester Larne and struggles to save the debt-ridden plantation that her husband’s ancestors founded more than one hundred years ago.
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I absolutely love Gwen Bristow’s books! This trilogy consists of one book before the Civil War during the settlement and growth in the deep South. The Antebellum period. “The Handsome Road” is the 2nd book and a personal favorite. It follows the story of a poor girl in the South during the Civil War. A different perspective that a lot of people have never learned. The 3rd book is after the Civil War during a growing of the South not reliant on farming. Like all of Ms. Bristow’s books, the 3 are beautifully written with realistic characters.
I love historical fiction! Plantation Trilogy tells of the struggles and triumphs of a multi-generational family in Louisiana as they settle in the swamp lands of Louisiana after the American Revolution.
LOVED ALL THREE
Fond memories of first reading this as a young woman.
Only negatives were a few little slips that weren’t adhering to the actual time period. However, they were minor, and this historian enjoyed each of the 3 books!
really enjoyed the book. Seemed like details were believable for the time periods.
Hoping the stories continue.
It is a historical novel, so there is a lot of information that is truly historical if one cares to check.