Sunflower Sisters - by Martha Hall Kelly (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> "Sunflower Sisters is a work of fiction. All incidents and dialogue, and all characters with the exception of some well-known historical figures, are products of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real: As we roamed the neat brick streets of Charleston, past filigreed fences and palmetto trees, the atmosphere so gentle and refined, we never dreamed we'd stumble headlong into hell. Mother, my sister Georgy and I had come from New York City to visit friends. We stepped out to make our morning calls, admiring the pretty houses, one fanlight-windowed vestibule handsomer than the next. We left Mother's ecru cards on the silver trays. Mrs. Charles Woolsey 8 Bervoort Place, New York City"-- <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - Martha Hall Kelly's million-copy bestseller<i> Lilac Girls</i> introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. Now, in <i>Sunflower Sisters</i>, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday's ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army, and Anne-May Wilson, a Southern plantation mistress whose husband enlists.</b> <p/><b>"An exquisite tapestry of women determined to defy the molds the world has for them."--Lisa Wingate, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Before We Were Yours</i></b> <p/>Georgeanna "Georgey" Woolsey isn't meant for the world of lavish parties and the demure attitudes of women of her stature. So when war ignites the nation, Georgey follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women on the battlefront a bother. 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. <p/>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. <p/>Anne-May is left behind to run Peeler Plantation 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. <p/>Inspired by true accounts, <i>Sunflower Sisters</i> provides a vivid, detailed look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City, to the horrors of the battlefield. It's a sweeping story of women caught in a country on the brink of collapse, in a society grappling with nationalism and unthinkable racial cruelty, a story still so relevant today. <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "From Southern spies to nurses on the northern battlefields, <i>Sunflower Sisters</i> weaves an exquisite tapestry of women determined to defy the molds the world has for them. The journeys of Jemma and the Woolsey sisters will have readers celebrating those who came before us, who fought for what they knew was right, and became timeless women ahead of their times."<b>--Lisa Wingate, #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Before We Were Yours<br></i>and <i>The Book of Lost Friends</i></b> <p/> "<i>Sunflower Sisters</i> marks the third installment of Martha Hall Kelly's tales of the formidable Woolsey Women, with this chapter unfolding across the plantations, battlefields, and parlor rooms of one of history's most dramatic moments. The Civil War roils as a sweeping backdrop and an era of both heartbreaking and inspiring humanity. Kelly's vivid prose, stunning historical research, and heartfelt, compelling characters make this a gripping, page-turning read."<b>--Allison Pataki, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Queen's Fortune</i></b> <p/>"Vibrant . . . The vivid, impeccably researched saga briskly sweeps across war-torn battlefields, New York City, and Southern plantations, highlighting the struggles endured by her women characters. This page-turning work is sure to please Kelly's fans."<b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <p/> "As well researched and engaging as <i>Lost Roses </i>and <i>Lilac Girls</i> . . . Drawing on real events and primary sources, Kelly illuminates parts of history infrequently told. Offer it to fans of Marie Benedict, the Civil War era, and readers who enjoy historical fiction starring real people."<b>--<i>Booklist</i></b> <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> <b>Martha Hall Kelly</b> is the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Lilac Girls</i> and <i>Lost Roses</i>. She lives in Connecticut, where she spends her days filling legal pads with stories and reading World War II books.
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