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If you loved When the Jessamine Grows by Donna Everhart, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Civil War Era, Southern, Family Life, and Historical.

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When the Jessamine Grows A Captivating Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs — Donna Everhart

When the Jessamine Grows A Captivating Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Family Life

Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters A Novel — Jennifer Chiaverini

Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters A Novel

Jennifer Chiaverini

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Family Life

Gone with the Wind — Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Rebels of Babylon A Novel — Owen Parry

Rebels of Babylon A Novel

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Flight to Canada — Ishmael Reed

Flight to Canada

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Fire in the Water — James Alexander Thom

Fire in the Water

James Alexander Thom

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Chenneville A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance — Paulette Jiles

Chenneville A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

A Stranger in the Kingdom — Howard Frank Mosher

A Stranger in the Kingdom

Howard Frank Mosher

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Blue Asylum A Novel — Kathy Hepinstall

Blue Asylum A Novel

Kathy Hepinstall

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Night Wherever We Go A Novel — Tracey Rose Peyton

Night Wherever We Go A Novel

Tracey Rose Peyton

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Black Cloud Rising — David Wright Faladé

Black Cloud Rising

David Wright Faladé

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

The March A Novel — E. L. Doctorow

The March A Novel — E. L. Doctorow

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

The Sweetness of Water — Nathan Harris

The Sweetness of Water

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

A Heart Divided — Al Lacy

A Heart Divided

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

The Roswell Women — Frances Patton Statham

The Roswell Women

Frances Patton Statham

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

The Silent — Jack Dann

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Point of Honor — Robert N. Macomber

Robert N. Macomber

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Simon the Fiddler A Novel — Paulette Jiles

Simon the Fiddler A Novel

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Soul Catcher — Michael C. White

Michael C. White

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

At the Edge of Honor — Robert N. Macomber

At the Edge of Honor

Robert N. Macomber

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Uncle Tom’s Cabin — Hariet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Hariet Beecher Stowe

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Cold Mountain 20th Anniversary Edition — Charles Frazier

Cold Mountain 20th Anniversary Edition

Charles Frazier

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

Fallen Land A Novel — Taylor Brown

Fallen Land A Novel

Themes: Civil War Era • Southern • Historical

If When the Jessamine Grows by Donna Everhart is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Civil War Era, Southern, Family Life and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Donna Everhart, Jennifer Chiaverini, Margaret Mitchell, Owen Parry, and others.

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