Carolina Gold

Civil War in America wrought a heavy cost to both the North and the South. Set in South Carolina Low country, post war, Carolina Gold explores the challenges faced by plantation owners now destitute. Charlotte Fraser has enormous determination and will power to rebuild her families plantation and replant the famous Carolina Gold rice fields. Unfortunately she needs more than this to succeed. Money is scarce and honest labour even harder to find. Charlotte discovers help in the most surprising of places and struggles desperately to hold onto her legacy, even though her legal ownership of the land is called into question. \\r\\nI found the first half of this story interesting, and insightful as to life in the South after the Civil War. However, the story line, for me, became a little repetitive. Living life on the island to avoid the heat of the rice fields seemed incongruent with the aim of the heroine. In the publishing of the book, all letters and diary entries were printed in a small cursive font that was very difficult to read and this took away from the enjoyment of the story. Personally I didn't enjoy this novel as much as I have other books by Dorothy Love.