Description
NEW Release and winning of the 2025 JOHN ESTEN COOKE HISTORICAL FICTION
Isabella’s Clan of 1865
The rooms in Isabella’s home in Georgia had once echoed with laughter and joy. The fields had been bountiful, and love seemed to promise a bright future. That was before Lee surrendered to Grant and typhoid fever claimed the lives of her parents.
At just eighteen years old, Isabella found that her past experiences offered no solace; everything had changed with the Union’s victory. Slavery had been abolished, leaving both plantation owners and former slaves facing an uncertain future.
It was a new world, and Isabella felt the weight of it pressing down on her shoulders. To survive, she would need to adapt to these changing times. She would soon discover that God works in mysterious ways, bringing together the unlikely.
Little did she know that a shabby, war-torn man named Edward would become her champion and that her family would become a clan of Cherokee Indians.
Epilogue
Throughout history, people have often succumbed to greed, prejudice, and a lack of empathy. The conclusion of the American Civil War marked the beginning of a new era.
During the difficult years of the war, women of all races demonstrated their capabilities, proving that they could effectively navigate both the world around them and their own lives,
“Isabella’s Clan of 1865” offers readers a window into the past and a glimpse of the struggles that lie ahead—not only for women but for all people seeking independence and equality.
Although their voices have begun to emerge, it would be many years before they would be fully heard.
