Large Print Material
Sunflower sisters / Martha Hall Kelly.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593398688
- ISBN: 9780593398685
- ISBN: 0593398688 : PAP
- ISBN: 9780593398685 : PAP
- ISBN: 9780593398685
- ISBN: 0593398688
- ISBN: 9780593398685
- ISBN: 0593398688
- Physical Description: 819 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | Georgeanna "Georgey" Woolsey isn't meant for the world of lavish parties and the demure attitudes of women of her stature. So when war ignites the nation, Georgey follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women on the battlefront a bother. In proving them wrong, she and her sister Eliza venture from New York to Washington, D.C., to Gettysburg and witness the unparalleled horrors of slavery as they become involved in the war effort. In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation in Maryland, where she lives with her mother and father. Her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the plantation next door, and both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. When Jemma is sold by the cruel plantation mistress Anne-May at the same time the Union army comes through, she sees a chance to finally escape--but only by abandoning the family she loves. Anne-May is left behind to run Peeler Plantation when her husband joins the Union army and her cherished brother enlists with the Confederates. In charge of the household, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies, finally exposing herself to the fate she deserves. Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid, detailed 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. It's a sweeping story of women caught in a country on the brink of collapse, in a society grappling with nationalism and unthinkable racial cruelty, a story still so relevant today. |
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| Genre: | Large type books. History. Fiction. Domestic fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 14 of 20 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sherman Library. (Show)
Holds
- 2 current holds with 20 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Library | F KEL (Text) | 34060149337804 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
| Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | LP FIC KELLY (Text) | 33750000078275 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Checked out | 12/08/2021 |
| Bethel Public Library | LT KELLY (Text) | 34030148191130 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | ALP KEL (Text) | 33260000556044 | Adult Large Type | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | F/KELLY LARGE PRINT (Text) | 34029146695324 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | LP FIC KEL (Text) | 34014142312181 | Adult Large Type | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | LP FIC KELLY,M (PBK) (Text) | 34026150695968 | Adult Large Type | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |
| Gunn Memorial Library - Washington | LARGE PR FIC KEL (Text) | 34055145668863 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
| Jonathan Trumbull Library - Lebanon | LP KEL Caroline Ferriday Bk.3 (Text) | 33430147651327 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
| Milford Public Library | KELLY Martha (Text) | 34013150194275 | Adult Fiction Large Type | Available | - |
