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Book Review of Charleston

Charleston
Charleston
Author: Alexandra Ripley
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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Charleston is yet another one of Alexandra Ripley's historical fiction novels.
The book begins during the middle of the Civil War and continues on towards 1898. The story surrounds on the Charlestonians, all whom are related to each other somehow or the other. The Tradds, the family that it is focused on, is made up of Mary Tradd, a brainless beauty as the mother; Pinckney Tradd, the new head of the family since the father died during the war, he's worried about how he can bring money in for the family; Stuart Tradd, a young boy not even in his teens during the war, but decides that he's going to defeat the Yankees no matter what; and Lizzie Tradd, the youngest, who isn't quite like any other girl after the war.