Journal Entry 1 by elsi from Sanger, Texas USA on Monday, November 19, 2007

Book description:

Emma Garnet Tate Lowell, a plantation owner's daughter, grows up in a privileged lifestyle, but it's not all roses. Her family's prosperity is linked to the institution of slavery, and Clarice, a close and trusted family servant, exposes Emma to the truth and history of their plantation and how it brutally affected the slave population.

Her father, Samuel P. Tate, has an aggressive and overpowering persona that intimidates many people -- including Emma. But she refuses to conform to his ideals and marries a prominent young doctor. Together they face the horrors of the Civil War, nursing wounded soldiers, as Emma begins the long journey toward her own recovery from the terrible forces that shaped her father's life.

Journal Entry 2 by elsi from Sanger, Texas USA on Monday, March 16, 2009

I mailed this book on 13 February to tranq1 who selected it from the Historical Fiction VBB at BookObsessed. Delivery confirmation # 0308 1400 0002 0499 4053; USPS says it was delivered on 17 February. 

Journal Entry 3 by tranq1 from Tampa, Florida USA on Sunday, April 05, 2009

Just got back from our 3 month sailing trip and this book was waiting for me. I am looking forward to reading it. Thank you elsi.