A German Family Saga - Books 1-3

Myra Hargrave McIlvain

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The first three books in 'A German Family Saga', a series of historical novels by Myra Hargave McIlvain, now available in one volume!
 
The Doctor's Wife: Amelia is looking forward to starting a new life in Texas, but her dreams are shattered when her employer abandons her in Galveston. But after a buying trip to New Orleans opens a whole new chapter of personal fulfillment for her, she begins her path towards becoming an independent woman.
 
Stein House: German widow Helga Heinrich and her four children sail into the seaport of Indianola, where she manages Stein House: a place where boarders move through the lives of the family, revealing the injustices of slavery and the challenges of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
 
Waters Plantation: Texas planter Albert Waters prides himself on having freed his slaves before the Civil War. But after Amelia, the woman Al once loved, returns to his life, their reunion is clouded by the rising tensions that threaten to tear their world apart. As the KKK unleashes a wave of violence and Al is accused of murder, his son Toby is determined to embrace his heritage. Finding themselves on opposite sides of a country divided, will their love for family be enough to unite them?

Disponibile da: 14/10/2024.

Lunghezza di stampa: 766 pagine.

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