All Things New (Paperback)

from mookiekat

I received "All Things New" through the early release giveaway. Although I thought there was something missing at the start of the story I enjoyed the rest very much, I felt that I was thrust into the story and that there should have been a little bit that focused on the war coming to a close pri...

from mminor1985

This book is set in the Reconstruction era of the south. The Weatherly family is trying to rebuild their lives after the Civil War. Eugenia wants things to be the same before the war though her daughter Josephine is willing to help out doing the work that needs to be done. We are also introduced ...

from heidip

All Things New by Lynn Austin (7 time Christy Award winner) takes place during Reconstruction after the Civil War. The story opens as Richmond, VA burns and the south surrenders. The Weatherly family decides to return to their plantation in Virginia after the war and tries to rebuild their home a...

from foggidawn

In the aftermath of the Civil War, privileged Josephine Weatherly grapples with the realities of life in the South, now that their whole way of life has changed. And then she falls in love with a Yankee... Meanwhile, former slave Lizzie tries to imagine a new life for her family, now that the pos...

from Neverwithoutabook

This was an ER Book that I quite enjoyed. The only part that tripped me up, and I didn't actually notice it until near the end, was the manner of speaking of the former slaves. It was too refined to my way of thinking and for the times and setting. Other than that, the characters were believable ...