Alice's Tulips
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (766 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312283784 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Alice is a feisty Northern counterpart to Scarlett O'Hara, however, and her irreverent humor and precise expression will keep readers entertained. In other words, she is young and ignorant of the ways of the world, which leads to trouble with a Confederate sympathizer, Samuel Smead, who, encouraged by Alice's innocent flirtations, pursues her with an intensity that tarnishes her reputation. She regularly boasts about her superior sewing skills, yearns aloud for fashionable clothing and speaks before she thinks. . As the story unfolds, secrets and mysteries abound, and Alice shares every joy and sorrow with her sister by letter, a credible narrative form except when Alice reproduces extended dialogue. Alice is lonely without the constant companionship of her sister, Lizzie, and their six younger brothers. Meanwhile, Alice slowly makes friends with girls her own age, including Samue
Mary Ann Hull said Wonderful story, slow beginning. Having read and preferred "The Diary of Mattie Spenser" before this, I felt this story started slowly and was rather dull. However, it is worth sticking. It is a good book with quiet intent, whose main character you grow to know well and to appreciate.. Char said I love every book I've ever read by Sandra Dallas. I love every book I've ever read by Sandra Dallas. I'm going to go be a tourist up on the 10 mile range because of her books. Now I have to see it. I'm traveling from Alaska to do it.. Alice's Tulip!!! Sandra Dallas!!
Alice Bullock is a young newlywed whose husband, Charlie, has just joined the Union Army, leaving her on his Iowa farm with only his formidable mother for company. Rich in details of quilting, Civil War-era America, and the realities of a woman's life in the nineteenth century, Alice's Tulips is Sandra Dallas at her best.. Alice writes lively letters to her sister filled with accounts of local quilting bees, the rigors of farm life, and the customs of small-town America. But no town is too small for intrigue and treachery, and when Alice finds herself accused of murder, she discovers her own hidden strengths