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Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly

Set during the American Civil War, this historical fiction describes those years through the lives of an aristocratic abolitionist, a heartless plantation slave-owner, and a strong, enslaved teenager. The reader gets to know these women and dive deep into the chapters that bring their stories to an almost cinematic close. Fans of Lilac Girls and Lost Roses will love this prequel to those novels, and it certainly stands alone as well.

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