Título: Bright Captivity (The Georgia Trilogy, 1)
Autor: Eugenia Price
Sinopse: A new edition of the New York Times best seller, presented by Turner Publishing
The St. Simons Trilogy. . . the Florida Trilogy. . . the Savannah Quartet. . . For twenty-five years Eugenia Price has captivated millions of readers with her spellbinding historical sagas. Now, with Bright Captivity, the first volume of her eagerly awaited Georgia Trilogy, she returns for her most powerful and unforgettable story to the richness and color of life on Georgia’s St. Simons Island.
The story begins as the War of 1812 is in its final days. Anne Couper, the spirited young daughter of a prominent St. Simons family, is attending a house party at Dungeness, an estate on nearby Cumberland Island, when a contingent of British Royal Marines, on a mission to free slaves, invades the island. They make Dungeness their headquarters, and all its occupants, including Anne Couper, become their captives. From the moment Anne meets British lieutenant John Fraser, she knows her once-secure life as the sheltered only daughter of planter John Couper will never be the same. It isn’t. Within a year of their initial separation at the end of Britain’s war with the United States, John Fraser, no longer needed by the Royal Marines because his country has finally defeated Napoleon, returns to Georgia to make Anne his wife.
Eugenia Price has created her most complex and believable characters in John and Anne, who, in 1816, are caught in much the same tangled dilemma experienced today by any young couple attempting to stretch their love to cover almost contradictory backgrounds.
The couple must now decide where to live: at Cannon’s Point, Anne’s beloved family plantation in Georgia, or in London, where John can’t bring himself to relinquish the only life where he feels at home―as an officer in the Royal Marines. While Anne and John struggle with their decision, Ms. Price takes her readers on a moving journey from war-torn Georgia to the shores of England―and even to Abbotsford, Scotland, the country home of Sir Walter Scott.
Written in Ms. Price’s signature style―a seamless blend of keen imagination, meticulous research, and narrative artistry―Bright Captivity will capture the hearts and minds of new readers and devoted fans alike.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Bright Captivity (The Georgia Trilogy, 1)”, de Eugenia Price, publicado pela editora Turner, em 2017 e com 644 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Turner
Páginas: 644
Ano: 2017-11-21
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1683367456
ISBN13: 9781683367451
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Turner conduzem o leitor por narrativas que transitam entre o rigor histórico, o retrato social e a aventura pessoal, muitas vezes em cenários marcados por tensões políticas e culturais. A experiência de leitura varia entre relatos densos e detalhados — como histórias de conflitos, descobertas urbanas e biografias íntimas — e obras que exploram o cotidiano com um tom mais leve ou até humorístico. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por textos que mesclam pesquisa cuidadosa com narrativas acessíveis, contemplando tanto temas contemporâneos quanto períodos históricos complexos, sempre com personagens que enfrentam dilemas humanos profundos.
