Bøger af Susan Berry Eberhardt

Ten years before the Civil War, the country was changing. New territories were opening in the West; there was a movement for women's rights; thousands were heading to California to find gold; and the situation of Black people, both free and enslaved, was even worse than before.In this novel, a young Pennsylvania woman has inherited property in Virginia. She travels there intending to sell the plantation and free the slaves, but her uncle's debts stand in her way. She must stay and make the plantation profitable. The son of a neighboring planter complicates the matter further, leading to a difficult choice.

In 1944, an American pilot was missing in action in France. After a year, the Army notified his family of his death. Fifty years later, the family learned about his last moments and what happened to his body while the Germans still controlled the area. This book recounts what they learned and also brings to life the pilot's voice through his letters.