The Handsome Road, Gwen Bristow
The Handsome Road, Gwen Bristow
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The Handsome Road

Author: Gwen Bristow

Narrator: Shaina Summerville

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/29/2022


Synopsis

The Civil War alters life for a Louisiana plantation mistress and a poor seamstress in this novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Jubilee Trail.

Corrie May Upjohn stands on the levee, watching men unload the riverboats and wishing she could travel far away. A poor preacher's daughter, she is only fourteen and her life is already laid out for her: marriage in a year or two, and then decades of drudgery.

At nearby Ardeith Plantation, Ann Sheramy Larne lives in luxury, but feels just as imprisoned as Corrie May. Their lives could not be more different, but when the horrors of war and Reconstruction come to Louisiana and the Old South begins to fall, these two women will band together to survive.

About Gwen Bristow

Gwen Bristow (1903-1980) wrote a number of bestselling historical novels, including This Side of Glory, Tomorrow Is Forever, Jubilee Trail, Deep Summer, Celia Garth, and Calico Palace.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shin Mon on September 25, 2017

The second book of "Plantation triology" by Gwen Bristow .. The atrocities and the cruelty of American civil war .. and the the lives of two women who overshadow one another .. this is a very interesting read rich in culture, romance and history. Again, I admire southern woman and adore this book. W......more

Goodreads review by Emma on July 24, 2018

As a stand alone, this would have been 4 stars, but the context of the trilogy enriches the story for me. Gone with the Wind, set in the same time period, focused on the rise and fall of the plantation families, whereas this book compares and contrasts a Southern Belle and a young woman who is 'po'......more

Goodreads review by Bree on April 20, 2015

A historical novel about two women whose lives are changed by the American Civil War, and whose worlds repeatedly intersect, often in unexpected ways. 1949. Full review (and recommendations of other little-known books!) at Another look book A high-quality historical fiction that afforded me some nice......more

Goodreads review by Mela on November 13, 2022

What a great novel! This is why I love a historical fiction. This is a perfect example of this genre. Let's be more specific. Firstly, the book is full of historical information. Not only about facts like battles, political events and so on, but first of all about how the people lived then, what they......more

Goodreads review by Tweety on June 02, 2015

How is it I enjoyed this so much even when I disliked each character by turns?......more