Fairhope

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Summary: A plantation romance
Review: Emily Osborn has written a romance which has as its setting the old plantation which was built on the lake from which our town gets its name. Names have thinly-veiled pseudonyms such as Lake Johnson for Lake Jackson, the Grace family instead of the Groce family, and Pelican Island Plantation instead of Eagle Island Plantation. The heroine of the story is Laura, who was adopted by the plantation's overseer and his wife after Laura's birth parents died of cholera. Laura is in an interesting social situation, not of the landed gentry, but also not a slave. She relates to the slaves and the landowners but never really fits into either group. She is attracted to the young son of the plantation owner and also the tutor who comes to Fairhope to teach the children there. The book helps the reader sees what everyday life was like on a Texas plantation before and after the Civil War. This is Mrs. Osborne's first published novel and it is a good story, especially to people interested in the history of the Texas Gulf Coast.

Rating:
Summary: A plantation romance
Review: Emily Osborn has written a romance which has as its setting the old plantation which was built on the lake from which our town gets its name. Names have thinly-veiled pseudonyms such as Lake Johnson for Lake Jackson, the Grace family instead of the Groce family, and Pelican Island Plantation instead of Eagle Island Plantation. The heroine of the story is Laura, who was adopted by the plantation's overseer and his wife after Laura's birth parents died of cholera. Laura is in an interesting social situation, not of the landed gentry, but also not a slave. She relates to the slaves and the landowners but never really fits into either group. She is attracted to the young son of the plantation owner and also the tutor who comes to Fairhope to teach the children there. The book helps the reader sees what everyday life was like on a Texas plantation before and after the Civil War. This is Mrs. Osborne's first published novel and it is a good story, especially to people interested in the history of the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I love this book, not only because its a great book but my grandmother is a great writer!