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Sunflower Sisters [Audio]

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Australia, 1 July 2021
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Georgeanne Woolsey isn’t meant for the world of lavish parties and demure attitudes. So when civil war ignites the nation, she follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women a bother on the battlefront. She and her sister Eliza venture from New York to Washington, D.C. to Gettysburg, and while involved in the war effort witness firsthand the unparalleled horrors of slavery.

In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation, while her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the property next door. Both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. When Jemma is sold by the cruel Anne-May just as the Union Army comes through, she sees a chance to escape – but only by abandoning those she loves.

Anne-May is forced to run the Peeler Plantation when her husband joins the Union Army and her brother enlists with the Confederates. Now in charge, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies ...


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Georgeanne Woolsey isn’t meant for the world of lavish parties and demure attitudes. So when civil war ignites the nation, she follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women a bother on the battlefront. She and her sister Eliza venture from New York to Washington, D.C. to Gettysburg, and while involved in the war effort witness firsthand the unparalleled horrors of slavery.

In the South, Jemma is enslaved on the Peeler Plantation, while her sister, Patience, is enslaved on the property next door. Both live in fear of LeBaron, an abusive overseer who tracks their every move. When Jemma is sold by the cruel Anne-May just as the Union Army comes through, she sees a chance to escape – but only by abandoning those she loves.

Anne-May is forced to run the Peeler Plantation when her husband joins the Union Army and her brother enlists with the Confederates. Now in charge, she uses the opportunity to follow her own ambitions and is drawn into a secret Southern network of spies ...

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9781867544685
ISBN
1867544687
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13.4 x 14.6 x 2.8 centimeters (0.33 kg)

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Inspired by true accounts, Sunflower Sisters provides a vivid look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City.

About the Author

Martha Hall Kelly is an American novelist whose debut novel, Lilac Girls, became a New York Times bestseller the week it was published in 2016 and then went on to sell over two million copies and be published in 50 countries. The novel is based on the true story of 72 Polish women who were imprisoned and experimented on at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp.

Kelly's next two books Lost Roses and Sunflower Sisters also became Instant New York Times bestsellers, followed by The Golden Doves, which was set in WWII. Kelly's upcoming novel The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club is to be published in 2025. Cassandra Campbell is an actress, director and teacher who has performed in New York at the Public Theatre, the Mint Theater and the Clurman Theatre. She is an accomplished voiceover artist who has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publishers Association and has been a finalist for several more. Cassandra has also earned numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile, who named her a Golden Voice Narrator. In 2018, she was inducted into Audible’s Narrator Hall of Fame. Jenna Lamia brings a fresh, captivating voice to the audiobook world, and with only a few audiobooks under her belt she has had amazing success. In 2003 she was an Audie Award Finalist in the prestigious category of Best Female Narrator. Martha Hall Kelly is an American novelist whose debut novel, Lilac Girls, became a New York Times bestseller the week it was published in 2016 and then went on to sell over two million copies and be published in 50 countries. The novel is based on the true story of 72 Polish women who were imprisoned and experimented on at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp.

Kelly's next two books Lost Roses and Sunflower Sisters also became Instant New York Times bestsellers, followed by The Golden Doves, which was set in WWII. Kelly's upcoming novel The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club is to be published in 2025. Saskia Maarleveld is an actress and audiobook narrator. Born in Hong Kong, Saskia has lived in New Zealand, France and the USA. A graduate of Tisch School of the Arts (NYU), her audiobook narrations have won AudioFile Earphones Awards and she has been nominated for an Audie Award for Best Female Narrator (2018). Her voice acting credits include recurring roles in Winx Club (2015), Pokémon (2013–2016) and World of Winx (2016–2017). Shayna Small is an Amercan actor, musician and audiobook narrator. She received her training at the Baltimore School of the Arts and Juliard, and since mentored at CenterStage, Showdown Theatre Snow College and Stella Adler Conservatory. A prolifc voice artist, Shayna has previously narrated Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth and Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half.

Reviews

'Vibrant ... vivid, impeccably researched. This page-turning work is sure to please Kelly's fans.'
*Publishers Weekly*

'Kelly's vivid prose, stunning historical research, and heartfelt, compelling characters make this a gripping, page-turning read.'
*Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post*

'As well-researched and as engaging as Lost Roses and Lilac Girls . . . illuminates parts of history infrequently told.'
*Booklist*

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