false <![CDATA[Colony]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171299070m/95226.jpg 95226 15 <B>An unforgettable story of love, acceptance, and tradition.</B> <P> When Maude Chambliss first arrives at Retreat, the seasonal home of her husband's aristocratic family, she is a nineteen-year-old bride fresh from South Carolina's Low Country. Among the patrician men and women who reside in the summer colony on the coast of Maine, her gypsy-like beauty and impulsive behavior immediately brand her an outsider. She, as well as everyone else, is certain she will never fit in. And of course, she doesn't...at first. <P> But over the many summers she spends there, Maude comes to cherish life in the colony, as she does the people who share it with her. There is her husband Peter, consumed with a darkness of spirit; her adored but dangerously fragile children; her domineering mother-in-law, who teaches her that it is the women who posses the strength to keep the colony intact; and Maine native Micah Willis, who is ultimately Maude's truest friend. <P> This brilliant novel, rich with emotion, is filled with appealing, intense, and indomitable characters. Anne Rivers Siddons paints a portrait of a woman determined to preserve the spirit of past generations--and the future of aplaice where she became who she is...a place called <I>Colony</I>. <P> "An outstanding multigenerational novel...We are hooked from the moment we meet Maude." <BR> <I>The New York Times</I> 1606731 1992 Colony total:806|5:258|4:277|3:234|2:30|1:7| 806 3167 991 69 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jan 21 14:33:50 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 14:55:28 -0800 2008
A very sheltered, naive-to-the-ways-of-the- world young bride of the South Carolina Low Country is brought home to her in-laws'family cla...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Jan 09 07:55:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 27 13:10:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 23 04:23:12 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 04:26:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Mar 08 16:58:37 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:02:59 -0700 2009 There is a lot of high drama, but it's an enjoyable read. ]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 18:51:26 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:24:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 01 16:21:30 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 16 14:20:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 24 07:28:52 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 02 06:46:51 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:28:52 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 18:17:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 06:56:33 -0700 2009 1 1/2 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Oct 17 10:12:33 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 10:14:29 -0700 2008 I read this so long ago but remember it was one of my favorites.
As always, Siddons starts off with an intricate story and then sprinkles conflict from the darkside.
This one takes place in Maine. One of my favorite states to visit.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 20:24:50 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 17:15:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Tue Jun 02 08:35:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 07:32:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 10 16:04:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 16:05:10 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Wed May 21 17:09:56 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 17:14:31 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Dec 10 18:24:46 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 18:25:46 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Wed Jul 18 17:50:26 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 17:51:08 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Wed Jan 09 12:51:28 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 12:52:43 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Mon Aug 04 09:48:34 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 09:49:38 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Wed Aug 29 11:48:12 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 11:50:28 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Thu Feb 07 10:23:44 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:25:39 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Wed Jan 30 10:21:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 10:21:36 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=95226