Silk: Caroline's Story

by Sophia Alexander

Overview

*IndieBRAG medallion recipient.

*Shelf Unbound Finalist for 2021 Best Indie Book Award.

*Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021 Finalist in the category of Historical Fiction.

*American Fiction Awards 2021 Finalist in the category of Family Saga.

*Shortlisted for the 2021 Goethe Award by Chanticleer International.

*Book Excellence Awards 2022 Finalist in the Historical category.

*National Indie Excellence Awards 16th Annual Finalist in the category of Regional Fiction: Southeast.

*Literary Titan Gold Award, July 2022.

*Longlisted for Chanticleer International's 2023 Best Series Award (as part of The Silk Trilogy).

Headless dolls, horse races, and arson-the tools of passion.

It's 1899, and Caroline Corbett is ready for the twentieth century. She's excited to find work and meet new people-but gets more than expected when a rough-hewn Lowcountry farmer and a small-town doctor both engage her affections.

The broad-shouldered, genial farmer is clear about his desires, and he's there for her. The doctor is sophisticated, educated, and obviously the right choice-but sees no reason to dwell on certain realities.

In trying to decide between them, Caroline fails to consider the girl Jessie. A young sociopath bent on her own way, Jessie Bell sees very good reasons to dredge up unpleasant realities-and to create new ones. Before long, this South Carolina landscape is riddled with the detritus of her intense jealousies, which have set astonishing and horrifying events into motion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781955444002
Publisher:	Onalex Books
Publication date:	06/30/2021
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Sophia Alexander writes award-winning, character-driven historical fiction that grips readers' emotions and surprises them with unexpected twists. A Lowcountry native, she is the author of the Silk Trilogy. Her writing is inspired by historical fact, genealogical investigations, intuitive guesswork, and fanciful romanticizations. Sophia is a graduate of the College of Charleston and lives with her family in Savannah, GA.

Editorial Reviews

Silk: Caroline's Story by Sophia Alexander is a masterpiece! ...The plot was enthralling, and the storyline was filled with emotional moments. Sophia was realistic in her character and story development, showing that everything is far from cut and dried when it involves matters of the heart. ...I developed a grudging respect for Jessie, but she had to be the devil's spawn. Sophia is such a gifted storyteller... Silk was beautifully written." -Readers' Favorite

"[Jessie's] passion is magnetic right to the end of the story. Alexander does a good job of fleshing out all of the other major characters, but the novel belongs to dangerous, deadly Jessie... A richly atmospheric tale about two very different women seeking their ideal loves." -Kirkus Reviews.

"The social realism of Jane Austen meets the Southern gothic of Flannery O'Connor in this absorbing novel by Sophia Alexander. Silk: Caroline's Story explores questions of longing and desire, of jealousy and heartbreak, and of the fateful choices that shape one's destiny-or doom us completely. Alexander has a true gift for illuminating the most intimate desires of her historical characters in this richly drawn book that I couldn't put down." -Sarah Domet, author of The Guineveres

"Laced with a thread of romance and driven by a gothic vibe, Silk offers historical fans a taste of other genres while remaining firmly rooted in history." -Tanya E. Williams, author of All That Was

"Dr. Conner and Clayton Bell are prime examples of the class differences in the Carolinas... readers will be torn between who is the favorite and who should end up with Caroline. It is a whirlwind following the three of them and watching Jessie maneuvering in the background... There is never a dull moment in the plot. The descriptions are vivid, and you feel like you are there in the old south, experiencing the changes in the society as they happen." -Literary Titan, 5-star review.

"In the tradition of the Southern Gothics, the tale is dark and the characters' golden hopes are merely gilding... Even the dream of a perfect marriage and women's freedom is an illusion-just as illusory as the idyllic Southern Past." -Kristina Turner of Reader Views.

"This is gorgeous, richly layered historical fiction with a hint of something more that takes it to another level." -Bonnie Reads and Writes

"A wonderfully crafted tale populated with the unique kind of crazy the South specializes in... [T]he addition of Jessie takes this novel to a whole new level. The description of changing fashions at the time is interesting, and the research of history in South Carolina and the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries is very well done.... [A]n engrossing romance novel with a hint of gothic horror. I recommend this for fans of Northanger Abbey, The Nature of Witches, and The Moonlight Child!" -IndieBRAG Readers.

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