The Roswell Legacy

by Frances Patton Statham, Steve McAfee

The Roswell Legacy is a story of courage and power, of American history and deep abiding love—all set against the backdrop of Grover Cleveland’s Washington, a capital fraught with politics and greed, where the slightest whisper of scandal could ruin a career….. The Civil War has been over for 25 years, and Allison Forsyth has made a new life. Believing that her beloved husband Coin had died in battle, she has remarried and borne a son—who has grown up and fallen in love with a beautiful young woman named Ginna. Allison is eager to meet Ginna and her family—but exhilaration is to be short-lived. For soon she discovers that Coin has not died at all, that he too has remarried and begun a new life—that his daughter is non other than the exquisite Ginna. Two families, two generations of Roswell women, forced to face a tragedy from the past—and a treacherous secret that ultimately becomes…The Roswell Legacy.

382 pages, Paperback

First published August 12, 1988

Reviews

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a follow up to The Roswell Women however this book only focuses on Allison, none of the other women from the previous book. I found that frustrating, there were loose ends that weren't tied up in the last book and they were completely ignored in this one. One thing I found frustrating is how the main character ends up and a huge flaw I find in Statham's writing is the lack of communication between characters and how problems could be easily solved or avoided all together because of this. I felt frustrated with the ending as well, again it feels like there were loose ends that were never addressed.
Overall though, I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it.

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful story about the past. Fun to read as I live where this story started. Allison sure lived a full life with many ups and downs. Highly recommended this series even if you are not a big historical fiction reader.

[Lili · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining. Not too bad, not wonderful either !