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Scarlet Carnation

A Novel (Yellow Crocus, Book 4)

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Scarlet Carnation

By: Laila Ibrahim
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
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In an early twentieth-century America roiling with racial injustice, class divides, and WWI, two women fight for their dreams in a galvanizing novel by the bestselling author of Golden Poppies.

1915. May and Naomi are extended family, their grandmothers’ lives inseparably entwined on a Virginia plantation in the volatile time leading up to the Civil War. For both women, the twentieth century promises social transformation and equal opportunity.

May, a young white woman, is on the brink of achieving the independent life she’s dreamed of since childhood. Naomi, a nurse, mother, and leader of the NAACP, has fulfilled her own dearest desire: buying a home for her family. But they both are about to learn that dreams can be destroyed in an instant. May’s future is upended, and she is forced to rely once again on her mother. Meanwhile, the white-majority neighborhood into which Naomi has moved is organizing against her while her sons are away fighting for their country.

In the tumult of a changing nation, these two women—whose grandmothers survived the Civil War—support each other’s quest for liberation and dignity. Both find the strength to confront injustice and the faith to thrive on their chosen paths.

©2022 Laila Ibrahim (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction World War I War Dream Civil War

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“Set in an early twentieth-century America roiling with racial injustice, class divides, and WWI, two women fight for their dreams.… Impressively performed by the truly exceptional and award-winning story telling skills of narrator Bahni Turpin.” —Midwest Book Review
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I love this series of books. I love the characters and their relationships. These books really bring the past to life for me.

Beautiful story brought to life by wonderful narration.

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Hopefully the end of this tale of these families, as it is becoming sickly sweet much of a muchness.
Although, the first three books were quite an interesting delve into the world of Antebellum history becoming very informative; I think this has lost its way a little. Too many ‘ I wasn’t wanted moments’ which has just proved more tiring than I want.
The historic facts are great but the lives of these families hang to close to nothing in particular. The characters, although not offensive lack depth. But a good yarn for when I have was seeing around town.
The narrator is as ever brilliant and can bring to life so many words.
But please no more! The prologue hints at more, but trust me, it’s becoming too soapy.

A fitting end to a woman born in another time.

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This is yet another brilliant book in the series the follows 2 families brought together over generations. It continue to make me really think about history because I cared about these characters. History isn’t a dusty thing that happened in olden times, it’s yesterday, and today will be history soon enough. Left after world war 1, I seriously hope there’s another book to come.

But this book wouldnt be as captivating an audio book without the superb narration. Apparently with ease voicing so many characters without jarring or sounding off once. Only once in nearly 11 hours was I aware that it was a book being read and that was the quoting of the bible chapter and verse after each sentence, it’s was short passage and that’s all I noticed that than was wholly absorbed into. I’m a fussy listener, Bahni Turpin is a seriously talented actor who has read the whole series for us. And I hope listen to her many more times to come.

Narrated with the most amazing talent, this is the next chapter in a series that makes history relatable.

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I’ve really enjoyed this series. It is well written and contains a number of timeline facts.
I didn’t enjoy the start of the 3rd book at first because I had listened to the others so long ago I got lost in the story. Continuing to listen I was not let down. Yet another great book in a wonderful series.
I recommended this series to friends who equally enjoyed the books also and have gone on the read other books by Laila Ibrahim.

Yes another book in the series

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As always, a beautiful chapter in the lives of Lisbeth and Mattie’s intertwined families. I cried listening to one particular chapter because it so reminded me of my own experience. If you’ve read or listened to the preceding books, you’ll really enjoy this one.

Bahni Turpin is one of my favourite narrators and she continues this story wonderfully as expected. My only criticism is the extended pauses throughout the book. I believe it to be an editing issue, though rather than a narration issue.

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