Inspired by true accounts and sweeping across war-torn battlefields to bustling New York City to the atrocities at Southern plantations, Martha Hall Kelly's Sunflower Sisters is the unforgettable story of three women caught in a country on the brink of collapse, whose destinies intertwine during the strife of the Civil War. Georgeanna Woolsey, the ancestor of Lilac Girls's Caroline Ferriday, is a pioneering Union nurse who ventures with her sister to Gettysburg to witness the horrors of war and slavery firsthand. Jemma, an enslaved girl on Maryland's Peeler Plantation, must make the ultimate choice to abandon the family she loves when she sees an opportunity to escape. And Anne-May, a cruel plantation mistress, exposes herself to the fate she deserves when she pursues her own ambitions and gets drawn into a secret network of spies. As these stories collide, a vivid glimpse into the history of our nation emerges, providing an extraordinary journey that resonates long after you turn the final page.

ISBN: 9781524796426