Treasures of My Heart

By Victoria S Blake

"Treasures of My Heart" is an emotional and touching story based on the Historic Carson House built in 1793 by Colonel John Carson. Mary Carson, wife of Jonathan Logan Carson, son of the Colonel, must make a heartbreaking decision. Due to her advanced age and failing health, she can no longer live alone in her beloved home. As her furniture is being moved and her mementoes boxed up, she makes her final walk through the home with her daughter, Margaret, and her granddaughter, Moffitt by her side. Amid vivid accounts of Stoneman's Raiders during the civil war, a brother-in-law's duel, or tales of the underground railroad, Mary teaches her granddaughter powerful life lessons. The struggle of change haunts Mary, but she is resolved in what she must do. The stories set in the latter part of the 1800's will spark the imagination of children and enlighten them on bygone days of plantation life. It will encourage them to cherish their family memories . . . for these memories will become the treasures of their heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1507733968
• ISBN13: 9781507733967
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"