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Elsie Dinsmore, a young woman of faith and responsibility, faces the challenge of stewardship ahead of her marriage. At 21 she must assume control of her mother’s Louisiana sugar plantation, learning to oversee operations and the lives of its slaves before she can proceed with her life plans. This story highlights themes of family duty, religious conviction, and the trials of young adulthood in a 19th‑century Southern setting.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Romance
Authors: Martha Finley
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