This promises to be an very interesting series. Keturah has two sisters and I don't know if they are the other "sugar baron's daughters" to be featured in the series or if others are on the horizon.
The dark history of the Caribbean island and importation of slaves and the brutal treatment of them is hard to read, but it is in the story. The total disrespect for the individuality and worth of a woman by the island plantation owners and men on the island in general is hard to comprehend.
The interaction of Keturah and her sisters is lovely and really good to see. The way they deal with the slaves on their own plantation is refreshing in light of the overall darkness that is written into the story.
Certainly worth the read!
About the book: In 1772 England, Lady Keturah Banning Tomlinson and her sisters find themselves the heiresses of their father's estates and know they have one option: Go to the West Indies to save what is left of their heritage.
Although it flies against all the conventions, they're determined to make their own way in the world. But once they arrive in the Caribbean, conventions are the least of their concerns. On the infamous island of Nevis, the sisters discover the legacy of the legendary sugar barons has vastly declined---and that's just the start of what their eyes are opened to in this harsh and unfamiliar world.
Keturah never intends to put herself at the mercy of a man again, but every man on the island seems to be trying to win her hand and, with it, the ownership of her plantation. She could desperately use an ally, but even an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend leaves her questioning his motives.
To keep her family together and save the plantation that is her last chance at providing for them, can Keturah ever surrender her stubbornness and guarded heart to God and find the healing and love awaiting her?
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Not much...tho I have learned more about how it is processed by researching Sucanat.
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in this book.
ReplyDeleteI really don't know anything about sugar cane growing.
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