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Book 3 of bestselling Shenandoah Sisters. Katie, the daughter of a plantation owner, and Mayme, the daughter of a slave, find themselves with only each other after the Civil War. They devise a scheme to keep Katie's plantation going, disguising the fact they are all alone. Now in book three, the girls face new threats to their security. A long-lost uncle appears and then disappears as suddenly, taking their secret with them. Then a flood threatens to destroy the remaining cotton crop they show more need to save the plantation from foreclosure. Filled with fascinating period details, challenging questions of faith, and heartwarming friendship, this series has all the elements historical fiction fans love. show lessTags
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This is the third book in the series and again I had a really hard time putting it down. It did get slightly preachy at times but I really liked all the characters. I also really like the short epilogue in each book that gives you a bit of a sneak peek of the next book. There was again some violence in this book.
Katie, Mayme, Emma, and Aleta have forged a friendship and bond and are making their way alone at the Rosewood Plantation that had been Katie's home with her parents and brothers before the Shenandoah Valley massacres that killed her family and Mayme's family. Their friends Henry and his son Jeremiah have helped them to maintain their secret. Katie's Uncle Templeton Daniels makes an unexpected appearance and disrupts their close-knit group with revelations that cause temporary divisions between Katie and Mayme, but God works in the hearts of everyone to turn things around and cause the unexpected disclosure of kinship between Katie, Mayme, and Templeton to become a blessing rather than a curse. Discovery of the missing gold brings both show more blessing and problems. This third book in the Shenandoah Sisters series seems to bring resolution to many of the problems facing the girls, but the epilogue makes one realize that even more trouble is directly around the bend. show less
Mayme and Katie continue to try to fool others in believing there are adults living with them, but Katie's uncle comes and Jeremiah's father Henry also finds out. They deal with a storm and would-be robbers after the gold they find. I enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.
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- Canonical title
- The Color of Your Skin Ain't the Color of Your Heart
- Original publication date
- 2003-12-15
- People/Characters
- Mayme Jukes; Kathleen Clairborne
- Important places
- North Carolina, USA
- Important events
- Reconstruction
- First words
- As much as anything, I reckon you might say I'm a storyteller.
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Christian Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3566 .H492 .C65 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
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