Sunflower Sisters is the final book in the Lilac Girls trilogy. Martha Hall Kelly introduces us to Georgeanna Woolsey, an ancestor of socialite and philanthropist Caroline Ferriday, featured in Lilac Girls #1. Sunflower Sisters, a historical fiction novel inspired by personal accounts, is set during the Civil War. Georgeanna becomes a Union nurse during a time when women were not always welcome on the battlefield. She unexpectedly meets an enslaved girl, Jemma. She has spent most of her life on the Peeler Plantation under its mistress, Anne-May. The book does describe many of the atrocities of the Civil War, racial cruelty, the state of our country during that time, and women’s roles in society.
This is a long book, 528 pages, but well worth your time. I listened to the audiobook, which was 17 hours and 50 minutes long. It used four narrators, which was great for listening that length of time. Like Lilac Girls and Lost Roses, Sunflower Sisters was impeccably researched by the author. The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden in Bethlehem, Connecticut is definitely on my bucket list to visit. Thank you, Martha Hall Kelly, for introducing readers to the wonderful life of Caroline Ferriday and all of her ancestors.
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