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Book Review of Sweetgrass

Sweetgrass
Sweetgrass
Author: Mary Alice Monroe
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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Sweetgrass, owned by the Blakely family for generations, is a former plantation. But progress and urbanization now threatens the Carolina Lowlands, and Sweetgrass is one of the few remaining marshy areas along the Eastern Seaboard.

When family patriarch Preston Blakely suffers a crippling stroke, the family struggles with the devastating choices to be made for the land's future. Prodigal son, Morgan, returns home after being away for years, and finds his aunt and brother-in-law ready to sell Sweetgrass to a development company.

Monroe guides the reader through the Blakely-family's struggle to survive illness, economic dilemmas, and the ever-growing pressure of urban sprawl.

The descriptions in this book are so real one can imagine being there.
A wonderful character study into what makes a strong family stronger. A great summer read!