The Indigo Girl Book Reviews. The novel begins, and journeys on by following the desperate endeavors of eliza lucas to grow indigo, an endeavor deemed impossible on their south carolina land to save her struggling family. The indigo girl is a riveting narrative about a woman who defied convention to become one of the country’s first women entrepreneurs.
With so many years gone by and secrets buried, their eventual reunion unmasks the lies that once held the family together, but now threaten to tear them apart. In an era when women had no true power, eliza went against convention and worked hard for her family instead of just settling into a loveless marriage. Saskia maarleveld is a seasoned narrator.her voice was made to read stories.
Eliza lucas is sixteen years old when her father leaves her in charge of their family’s three plantations in rural south carolina and then proceeds to bleed the estates dry in pursuit of his military ambitions.
I love reading accounts of strong women from history and the indigo girl is a powerful well written historical fiction story based on the life of eliza lucas a 16 years old girl who in 1739 takes over the running of her fathers plantations in rural south carolina after he mortgages them in order to raise funds in pursuit of his military ambitions. A rich and opulent saga, girl in the afternoon brings the impressionists to life in this portrait of scandal, fortune, and unrequited love. Eliza lucas is sixteen years old when her father leaves her in charge of their family's three plantations in rural south carolina and then proceeds to bleed the estates dry in pursuit of his military ambitions. ‘the indigo girl’ by author natasha boyd was phenomenal!