A sea island lady,

By Francis Griswold

This is the story of a New England girl - Emily Fenwick - who went South at the end of the Civil War as the very young wife of a carpetbagger, not knowing what destiny was to hold her there for the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000852V9K
• Release Date: January 1939
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co.
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Sea Island Lady

What a fortunate find at a used bookstore in Hilton Head while browsing for something to read! This book focuses more on Reconstruction and The New South than Civil War times; a lovely novel, though quite long at 970+ pages. Discovering and enjoying this book about the Low Country of South Carolina while vacationing in it was fabulous. This reader found A Sea Island Lady more believable and better thought out than Gone With the Wind. Characters where truly Southern; As a medical librarian who is favors non-fiction it is the truly outstanding novel that can capture my attention for nearly a thousand pages. Do read this book!!! C

Review of A Sea Island Lady

This is an excellent historical novel of the pre and post Civil War era. The book spans approximately 70 years. It is not a strictly southern depiction of the war as the main character, Emily, comes south from Boston during the war. All of the characters are well-developed. The plot is coherent. The descriptions of South Carolina, and Beaufort in particular, are truly excellent. Having travelled to Beaufort and Charlston, I can testify that Mr. Griswold researched his setting well. The book combines elements of comedy, history and tragedy. It is far superior to Gone With The Wind and reaffirms the value and gratitude of life itself.