Deep Summer
Deep Summer by Gwen Bristow, published by Open Road Integrated Media in May 2014, is a historical fiction novel that transports readers to the late eighteenth-century Louisiana wilderness. The story follows Judith Sheramy, whose father receives land in Louisiana as a reward for his service in the French and Indian War. As the family embarks on their journey down the Mississippi, Judith encounters Philip Larne, a complex character who captures her heart amidst the challenges of their new life.
Readers will find a rich narrative that explores themes of romance, adventure, and the struggles of early American pioneers. The novel delves into Judith and Philip’s tumultuous marriage as they navigate the dangers of their environment, including jaguars, pirates, and the societal upheaval of the American Revolution. Deep Summer is the first installment in Bristow’s Plantation Trilogy, which also includes The Handsome Road and This Side of Glory, offering a detailed portrayal of the era’s charm and complexities across its 424 pages.
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Bristow does “a grand job of storytelling” (the New York Times) in this memorable novel of the late eighteenth-century pioneers who settled the Louisiana wilderness, establishing a civilization of charm, luxury, and tragic injustice
For his service in the king’s army during the French and Indian War, Judith Sheramy’s father, a Puritan New Englander, is granted a parcel of land in far-off Louisiana. As the family ventures down the Mississippi to make a new home in the wilderness, Judith meets Philip Larne, an adventurer who travels in the finest clothes Judith has ever seen. He is a rogue, a killer, and a thief–and the first thing he steals is Judith’s heart.
Three thousand acres of untamed jungle, overrun with jaguars, Indians, and pirates, wait for Philip in Louisiana. He and Judith will struggle with their stormy marriage and the challenges of the American Revolution as they strive to build an empire for future generations.
This is the first novel in Gwen Bristow’s Plantation Trilogy, which also includes The Handsome Road and This Side of Glory.
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