Selah
is the third book in Bergren's The Sugar Baron's Daughters
series, this time focused on the
youngest of the three daughters. The story is set on the West Indies
island of Nevis where the conflict between England and the Colonies
is causing a significant shortage of supplies. Verity, the middle
sister, has married a Patriot sympathizer, and it is not long before
Selah joins her sister and brother-in-law in their endeavors to
assist the Patriot cause. Selah also continues to do all she can in
support of freed and enslaved Negroes, thus making enemies of the
most powerful man on the island.
I
enjoyed revisiting the Double T plantation on Nevis, and was moved by
the sacrifices Selah and her family were willing to make for those in
their care. Bergren knows how to fully engage her readers' emotions.
The themes of social justice, and willingness to put one's future in
the hands of God while responding to His call were well developed and
may spur many to give them further consideration. I am grateful to
have received a copy of Selah
in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to
provide a positive review, and received no monetary compensation.
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