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Girl From the South

by Joanna Trollope

July 2004

Synopsis

Girl From the South "Gillon Stokes was born and raised in Charleston, like her mother and grandmother before her, but with her unconventional style she's always felt awkward among her genteel family. Then Gillon has a chance to leave Charleston for London, and finds the promise of something different -- a place she feels she belongs. She loves her assured roommate, Tilly, and Tilly's photographer boyfriend, Henry. But when Gillon goes home for the birth of her sister's baby, Henry surprises everyone by accepting a casual invitation to follow her, planning to take pictures in the States. Henry falls in love with the wildlife of the South Carolina marshes, the extended Stokes family, and the entire South. He may, in fact, be in love with Gillon. And through his loving lens everything is seen afresh and transformed."

(Publisher)

Reviews

"At the center of this charming novel from bestselling British author Trollope is Henry Atkins, a London-based wildlife photographer who has lost interest in both the gray English landscape and his near-perfect girlfriend. When Henry meets Gillon Stokes, an unconventional girl from South Carolina working as an intern in London, she off-handedly invites him to visit her and her family in the U.S. Much to everyone's dismay, Henry follows Gillon to Charleston, where he falls in love with the low country wetlands, the antebellum architecture and Gillon's tight-knit family. As the Stokes' adopt Henry into their world, each member is forced to reassess the way he or she has been living. Though filled with gorgeous descriptions of tidal marshes, graceful houses and the gardens of Charleston's historic district, this novel is most satisfying when Trollope penetrates the surface of this hospitable yet closed society." (Book Magazine)

Book Club Rating and Comments

This was not a very popular book. While it was a quick summer read, the characters were not very belivable.
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Other Books by Joanna Trollope

'A Village Affair'
'Best of Friends'
'Brass Dolphin'
'Brother and Sister'
'Choir'
'Dos Mujeres'
'Eliza Stanhope'
'Leaves from the Valley'
'Legacy of Love'
'Marrying the Mistress'
'The Men and the Girls'
'Mistaken Virtues'
'Next of Kin'
'Other People's Children'
'Passionate Man'
'The Rector's Wife'
'Second Legacy'
'Spanish Lover'
'Starting from Glasgow'
'Steps of the Sun'
'Taverners' Place'