The Chamomile (Women of the American Revolution Series)
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The Chamomile (Women of the American Revolution Series)

Paperback – April 30, 2015

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Price
$9.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
252
Publisher
Heritage Beacon Fiction
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1941103685
Dimensions
6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
Weight
13.1 ounces

Description

Susan F. Craft retired from a 41-year career as a writer for public television, a communications director for a state agency, a continuing education planner for a university, and a proofreader for the SC Senate. She and her husband of 45 years have two adult children, a son-in-law, a granddaughter, and a granddog. An admitted history nerd, she enjoys painting, singing, listening to music, and sitting on her front porch watching rabbits and geese eat her day lilies. In 2011, Susan's Revolutionary War romantic suspense, The Chamomile , won the SIBA Okra Pick.

Features & Highlights

  • Lilyan joins Patriot spies in British-occupied Charlestown, South Carolina, to rescue her brother from a notorious prison ship. She'll lie, steal, kill or be killed in order to protect her family. Desperate for help, she seeks out Nicholas, a scout with Francis Marion’s partisans. Together the pair set out to save her brother. But will they reach him in time? Or will her growing feelings for Nicholas compromise their mission and send the pair to the gallows?
  • Illumination Book Awards Winner
  • General Content (G) (I)
  • : Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.

Customer Reviews

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Great historical details and setting

Set during the Revolutionary War, The Chamomile is chock full of details about life during that time. For those details alone, it was an entertaining, one-time read for me. The interactions between Patriot and Loyalist was interesting because they were often friends and neighbors and saw each other on a daily basis. I love how the author didn't sugarcoat details of war, sickness and the hardships that they had to go through. It made for a richer, more complex story.

The romance did not work for me; it progressed entirely too quickly and unrealistically, in my opinion, so I couldn't really enjoy the sweet moments between Lilyan and Nicholas because I didn't feel like there was much of a journey getting there. By the second or third encounter, they were suddenly in love. I just like a little more depth and build-up to romance than it was presented here, but it may not bother some readers.

Although I found a few elements that didn't work for me, overall, The Chamomile is an enjoyable read.
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