Daisy

Daisy #2

by Susan Bogert Warner

Daisy has been sent south to live with her Aunt while her Father is recovering from an injury. She is horrified by discovering the culture of slavery and struggles to live a servants life while surrounded by those of her class with different views.

Genres: Fiction

373 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1868

About the author

Born in 1819 in New York City, American novelist and children's author Susan Bogert Warner was the daughter of lawyer Henry Warner, and his wife, Anna Bartlett. Her early life was one of wealth and privilege, until her father lost his money in the Panic of 1837, and the family were forced to sell their home in St. Mark's Place (NYC), and move to a farmhouse they owned on Constitution Island, near West Point, NY.

Warner and her sister, Anna Bartlett Warner (author of the well-known children's hymn, Jesus Loves Me, This I Know), began writing in 1849, in order to improve their family's financial situation. Their work, for both children and adults, was largely evangelical. Susan Bogert Warner is primarily remembered for her debut novel, The Wide, Wide World (1850), although she wrote close to thirty additional titles, all under the pseudonym 'Elizabeth Wetherell."

Reviews

[Kirsti · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is always hard to find the exact title of older books, and this book should simply be titled 'Daisy', minus the part about the author of the wide, wide world, I think. My copy is simply Daisy, and the author is the pseudonym, Elizabeth Wetherell. No wonder I struggled to find this book!

It simply can't be the only book about this character. Daisy discovers so much, but doesn't get to do anything about it. I thought she would end up persuading her father to change his mind about slaves, to have her cousin and her future husband fight on opposite sides of the civil war. Instead it just kind of ended, and I'm miffed. I could have done without all the preaching, but I expected it.

I have a beautiful old edition bought from Sladdo's secondhand books. Only $12 too! Good show from a store that is usually dear. Three stars!

[Laurie Elliot · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was A LOT to think about especially concerning slavery.

But I found it very difficult to adjust to the romantic plot twist... needed more preparation (perhaps a little foreshadowing.) And I also question why a protagonist who is so careful to think through implications of scripture in almost every other area doesn't think this (romance) through in the light of 1 Corinthians 6:14

[Debbie Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Number 2 in a series of 3. I do not yet have the others. A book in my small in size antique book collection. Saw this book being read by a character in Downtown Abbey and Dana found it in England and bought it as a gift for me. A simple story of a young girl pre-civil war south finding her Christianity and discovery herself and her views.

[Helen Fistler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!

We all have much to learn from Daisy! The faith of a child and the strength of a soldier! Oh to be like Him!!