Southern Secrets Susan Gabriel Southern Fiction Box Set edition by Susan Gabriel Literature Fiction eBooks
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Southern fiction lovers will enjoy this exclusive two book box set from acclaimed Southern author Susan Gabriel. It features two of her most popular novels, Temple Secrets and The Secret Sense of Wildflower (a Kirkus Review Best Book of 2012). Save 33% off the separate ebooks and 66% off the paperback prices!
Temple Secrets
Fans of The Help and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will delight in this comic novel of family secrets by acclaimed writer, Susan Gabriel (The Secret Sense of Wildflower, a Best Book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews).
Every family has secrets, but the elite Temple family of Savannah has more than most. To maintain their influence, they've been documenting the indiscretions of other prestigious southern families, dating as far back as the Civil War. When someone begins leaking these tantalizing tidbits to the newspaper, the entire city of Savannah, Georgia is rocking with secrets.
The current keeper of the secrets and matriarch of the Temple clan is Iris, a woman of unpredictable gastrointestinal illnesses and an extra streak of meanness that even the ghosts in the Temple mansion avoid. When Iris unexpectedly dies, the consequences are far flung and significant, not only to her family—who get in line to inherit the historic family mansion—but to Savannah itself.
At the heart of the story is Old Sally, an expert in Gullah folk magic, who some suspect cast a voodoo curse on Iris. At 100 years of age, Old Sally keeps a wise eye over the whole boisterous business of secrets and the settling of Iris's estate.
In the Temple family, nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a secret.
“The secrets and lies of Savannah, Georgia’s upper crust come to light in Gabriel’s Southern Gothic novel. Gabriel unfolds her story deftly, with well-paced revelations about the complicated relationships between the mansion’s white and black inhabitants…Gabriel also evokes the Spanish moss–covered atmosphere of ghost-filled Savannah, and the Temple mansion in particular, with satisfying spookiness…The author’s thoughtfulness about masters and slaves, employers and servants, and family relations also contributes to a satisfying read. Savannah’s atmosphere, culture, and history flavor this engaging tale of intertwined families.” – Kirkus Reviews
The Secret Sense of Wildflower
The Secret Sense of Wildflower earned a coveted Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews and was named by Kirkus as a Best Books of 2012.
Set in 1940s Appalachia, The Secret Sense of Wildflower tells the story of Louisa May “Wildflower” McAllister whose life has been shaped around the recent death of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her grief, Wildflower and her three sisters must cope with their loss themselves, as well as with the demands of daily survival.
Despite these hardships, Wildflower has a resilience that is forged with humor, a love of the land, and an endless supply of questions to God, who she isn't so sure she agrees with. When Johnny Monroe, the town’s teenage ne’er-do-well, sets his sights on Wildflower, she must draw on the strength of her relations, both living and dead, to deal with his threat.
With prose as lush and colorful as the American South, The Secret Sense of Wildflower is powerful and poignant, brimming with energy and angst, humor and hope.
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Southern Secrets Susan Gabriel Southern Fiction Box Set edition by Susan Gabriel Literature Fiction eBooks
I chose this novel simply because of the Savannah setting. I thought it would be a great way to experience the city before my upcoming vacation, but it was so much more. It was like a warm hug. The characters are richly developed. The plot was was a tasty blend of past and present. And the setting... I simply can't wait to visit Savannah in person . Susan Gabriel gives a warm hug to the city and the culture of the low country that she obviously loves .Product details
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I read true love summer, wildflower and Lily's song. Couldn't put them down. I am gonna read temple secrets and a few others. Susan is an awesome, detailed writer. Lily's song, wow. Amazing on how and what people struggled with. Thank you Susan Gabriel on how clean and beautiful you bring things to your reader. I love books that tell a story with class. So it is up to others to decide for themselves.
Susan Gabriel is the most amazing writer I have read. She makes it beautiful, everything, absolutely beautiful. Sorrow, fear, delight, joy, bitterness, landscape, architecture, anger, mystery, hope, spirituality -- all written so beautifully that I don't have any (better) words to describe my response. I believe that I would enjoy (the heck out of) her to-do list, should she choose to publish it.
Get her book(s). Read it (them). Be transported.
This is a great box set! My sister recommended The Secret Sense of Wildflower a few years ago, but I never got around to it until now. It's a beautiful, evocative story that pulled me in and kept me hooked. The main character, Wildflower, captured my heart with her wit and courage. Temple Secrets is quite a change of pace, but still super well written. I found Temple Secrets to be a bit of a gothic story of the Temple family plus some of the family ghosts. An entertaining but no less deep story of the tensions and secrets that plague this family, including mixed race offspring, and their help. I loved the Southern soul that came through in the setting of the ever lovely city of Savannah, Georgia. I highly recommend this box set for many nights of high quality entertainment.
I am southern, born and bred. This author brings back so many memories. I absolutely loved both books. The 2nd one about wildflower struck an even closer chord. Beautiful.
I am a voracious reader and I liked this book like no other in quite awhile. This book is right up there with my all-time favorite southern fiction writer Dorothea Benton Frank's "Sullivan's Island". Looking forward to more from Susan Gabriel!
I chose this novel simply because of the Savannah setting. I thought it would be a great way to experience the city before my upcoming vacation, but it was so much more. It was like a warm hug. The characters are richly developed. The plot was was a tasty blend of past and present. And the setting... I simply can't wait to visit Savannah in person . Susan Gabriel gives a warm hug to the city and the culture of the low country that she obviously loves .
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