We meet Jemma and her sister Patience, who live in a constant state of internal struggle as they long to break free from the confines of their brutal existence. Sunflower Sisters exposes this cruel and unjust world from the eyes of the women who find themselves subjected to much injustice while working on plantations across the country.
At the same time female medical staff battle to gain any kind of recognition for their nursing efforts, slavery is rampant across the nation.
Nursing is not considered a desire occupation for a woman, especially on the battlefields, so Georgy must fight for her calling. However, Georgy meets stiff opposition from the male medical staff attending to the wounded on the battlefields. We meet Georgeanna (Georgy) Woolsey, a socialite who trades a life of luxury for a nursing post when the Civil War erupts. The stories of three different woman are unveiled in Martha Hall Kelly’s latest composition. The third novel in a series inspired by real people and events, Sunflower Sisters is a story of rich historical merit. Providing an all-important female lens on a pivotal time in US history, Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly takes the reader back to Civil War times. Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters is a sweeping story of women caught in a country on the brink of collapse, in a society grappling with nationalism and unthinkable racial cruelty. Now in charge, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies. When Jemma is sold by the cruel Anne-May just as the Union Army comes through, she sees a chance to escape – but only by abandoning those she loves.Īnne-May is forced to run the Peeler Plantation when her husband joins the Union Army and her brother enlists with the Confederates. Both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation, while her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the property next door. to Gettysburg, and while involved in the war effort witness firsthand the unparalleled horrors of slavery. She and her sister Eliza venture from New York to Washington, D.C. So when civil war ignites the nation, she follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women a bother on the battlefront.
Georgeanne Woolsey isn’t meant for the world of lavish parties and demure attitudes. Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid 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.įrom the author of the million-copy global bestseller Lilac Girls, comes a captivating new historical novel, set during the American Civil War.
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