{"product_id":"when-the-jessamine-grows-a-captivating-historical-novel-perfect-for-book-clubs-paperback","title":"When the Jessamine Grows: A Captivating Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003eDonna Everhart\u003c\/strong\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Saints of Swallow Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, an evocative, morally complex novel set in rural 19th century North Carolina, as one woman fights to keep her family united, her farm running, and her convictions whole during the most devastating and divisive period in American history, perfect for readers of \u003cem\u003eCold Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e by Charles Frazier and \u003cem\u003eEnemy Women\u003c\/em\u003e by Paulette Jiles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout North Carolina, though Joetta McBride pays it little heed. She and her husband, Ennis, have built a modest but happy life for themselves, raising two sons, fifteen-year-old Henry, and eleven-year-old Robert, on their small subsistence farm. They do not support the Confederacy's position on slavery, but Joetta considers her family to be neutral, believing this is simply not their fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer opinion is not favored by many in their community, including Joetta's own father-in-law, Rudean. A staunch Confederate supporter, he fills his grandsons' heads with stories about the glory of battle and the Southern cause until one night Henry runs off to join the war. At Joetta's frantic insistence, Ennis leaves to find their son and bring him home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut soon weeks pass with no word from father or son and Joetta is battered by the strain of running a farm with so little help. As the country becomes further entangled in the ramifications of war, Joetta finds herself increasingly at odds with those around her - until one act of kindness brings her family to the edge of even greater disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough shunned and struggling to survive, Joetta remains committed to her principles, and to her belief that her family will survive. But the greatest tests are still to come - for a fractured nation, for Joetta, and for those she loves . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Everhart \u003c\/strong\u003eis a \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author known for vividly evoking the challenges of the heart and the complex heritage of the American South in her acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eWhen the Jessamine Grows, The Saints of Swallow Hill, The Moonshiner's Daughter, The Forgiving Kind, The Road to Bittersweet, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Education of Dixie Dupree. \u003c\/em\u003eShe is the recipient of the prestigious SELA Outstanding Southeastern Author Award from the Southeastern Library Association and her novels have received a SIBA Okra Pick, an Indie Next Pick, and two Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books selections. Born and raised in Raleigh, she has stayed close to her hometown for much of her life and now lives just an hour away in Dunn, North Carolina. Please visit Donna Everhart online at DonnaEverhart.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52001268171053,"sku":"9781496740700","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/3cUSB4Vnl39781496740700.webp?v=1776649829","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/when-the-jessamine-grows-a-captivating-historical-novel-perfect-for-book-clubs-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}