Keturah by Lisa T Bergen

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KETURAH

The Sugar Baron's Daughters Book 1

Set on the Island of Nevis at a time when the island was used for producing sugar, Keturah and her two sisters are trying to revive their late father's plantation and make it profitable again.  They have left England and are willing to work hard in the fields themselves to try to make it work.

Keturah carries some deep hurts from her marriage. Her late husband was a cruel man who abused her however he saw fit. This has left her determined to avoid marriage again to any many, including her childhood friend (You all know where this is going right?)  Keturah also had written off God because of this. Now, after being on the island, she recommits herself to God, to trusting Him, and letting Him into her life.

The other plantation owners are determined to run her into the ground. They don't like her way of operating, her way of kindness with the slaves, and for sure not her way of hiring a former slave as an overseer. It is a fascinating story of life on the island. Lisa did some research to try to make the story as authentic as possible, though she did modernize the language for ease of reading.

Another thing Keturah has to battle is forgiveness. Upon arriving at her father's plantation, she discovers something that shakes her world. She respond terribly at first, but is slowly gaining ground as she learns to forgive and build bridges.

I enjoyed this book. Yes, it is a bit of a chick flick, but one thing I liked about the book that you don't often seen in books of this era, is how the sisters flung aside the normal "ladies of leisure" entitlement and were willing to get tanned and dirty to make the plantation a success. There is something good about good, hard, manual labor.

I received this book from Bethany House and was not required to write a positive review.

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