From Fields of Gold - Hardcover

Alexandra Ripley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446514063 ISBN 13: 9780446514064

Publisher: Warner Books Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Historical saga set in the American south. By the author of "Scarlett", the sequel to Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the wind".

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From the Back Cover:

AN ENTHRALLING ROMANTIC TALE WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE HEROINE IN THE GREAT TRADITION OF 'GONE WITH WIND' AND 'SCARLETT'.

THE PLAYERS

Francesca ‘Chess’ Standish, before the Civil War a wealthy young debutante, is now a poor, greying, spinster...until a young farmer from North Carolina knocks on her door. Nate Richardson arrives with land, driving ambition, and a secret obsession for his brother’s wife.

THE GAME

In return for the machine that will make Nate’s fortune, Chess names her price: marriage to her and a partnership in the business.

THE STAKES

Chess is suddenly plunged into the new South and the cut-throat world of the tobacco industry – a world of rivalries, wealth, passion and temptation. Soon Chess must risk losing her life and her new husband for a forbidden love...

About the Author:

Alexandra Ripley is one of America’s most highly praised writers of historical fiction. She has written several bestsellers, including ‘Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone With the Wind’, ‘Charleston’, and ‘From Fields of Gold’.

About this edition

• Publisher: Warner Books Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0446514063
• ISBN 13: 9780446514064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 467