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The Low Country #2
Union's Daughter
One woman abhors her past. The other fights for freedom. Will their battle for emancipation leave them casualties of war?
South Carolina, 1862. Emily Jarvie is determined to send her family’s slave-owning history to its grave. When the Union Army captures the Sea Islands, she returns to the south to teach the former slaves, part of the Army’s unusual experiment in racial equality. Despite her loyalty to the Union cause, her Southern heritage raises a brick wall of Yankee suspicion.
Oberlin College, Ohio. Fugitive slave Caro Jarvie longs to pick up a rifle to fight for freedom. But as a woman, she has to settle for reporting on the war second-hand from the Union Army camp in the Sea Islands. When she learns that Harriet Tubman is in South Carolina to lead a military mission to free slaves, Caro seizes her chance to enter the fray.
As Emily and Caro struggle to bury the past, old loves and new flames open a door to the future they both hope for. But with the war for America’s soul raging ever closer, each woman finds her strength tested as she strives for a better tomorrow.
Can they forge a legacy of love and acceptance during a time of turmoil and death?
Union’s Daughter is the enthralling second book in The Low Country historical fiction series. If you like vivid drama, deeply drawn characters, and timeless moral dilemmas, then you’ll love Sabra Waldfogel’s thought-provoking novel.
Buy Union’s Daughter to join two women on the perilous road to liberation today!
South Carolina, 1862. Emily Jarvie is determined to send her family’s slave-owning history to its grave. When the Union Army captures the Sea Islands, she returns to the south to teach the former slaves, part of the Army’s unusual experiment in racial equality. Despite her loyalty to the Union cause, her Southern heritage raises a brick wall of Yankee suspicion.
Oberlin College, Ohio. Fugitive slave Caro Jarvie longs to pick up a rifle to fight for freedom. But as a woman, she has to settle for reporting on the war second-hand from the Union Army camp in the Sea Islands. When she learns that Harriet Tubman is in South Carolina to lead a military mission to free slaves, Caro seizes her chance to enter the fray.
As Emily and Caro struggle to bury the past, old loves and new flames open a door to the future they both hope for. But with the war for America’s soul raging ever closer, each woman finds her strength tested as she strives for a better tomorrow.
Can they forge a legacy of love and acceptance during a time of turmoil and death?
Union’s Daughter is the enthralling second book in The Low Country historical fiction series. If you like vivid drama, deeply drawn characters, and timeless moral dilemmas, then you’ll love Sabra Waldfogel’s thought-provoking novel.
Buy Union’s Daughter to join two women on the perilous road to liberation today!
432 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2020
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About the author
Sabra Waldfogel
18 books151 followersSabra Waldfogel grew up far from the South in Minneapolis. She studied history at Harvard University and received her Ph.D. in American History from the University of Minnesota and since then, has been fascinated by the drama of slavery and freedom in the decades before and after the Civil War.
Her short story “Yemaya” appeared in the Winter 2013 Fiction Issue of Sixfold. Her first novel, Sister of Mine, published by Lake Union, was named the 2017 winner of the Audiobook Publisher's Association Audie Award for fiction. In her free time, not tired of history, she collects antiques and helps her husband sell them.
Her short story “Yemaya” appeared in the Winter 2013 Fiction Issue of Sixfold. Her first novel, Sister of Mine, published by Lake Union, was named the 2017 winner of the Audiobook Publisher's Association Audie Award for fiction. In her free time, not tired of history, she collects antiques and helps her husband sell them.
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March 9, 2020
Nice conclusion of the main characters
March 3, 2021
this novel is the second and final of the Low Country Series and completes the tales of cousins Caro and Emily. i foynd it much less engaging than for first and struggled a bit to stay with it. While I appreciated its account of early reconstruction in both the north and south, I found the account too superficial. I would have been interested in the progress of the education of newly liberated slaves than in the cousins' love lives. And I literally rolled mt eyes at the 'they married and lived happily ever after' conclusion.
May 25, 2022
I like this sequel less than the original because I could not believe the characters would put themselves in such ridiculous danger to forward the plot. They make some really stupid decisions I'm guessing because the author couldn't come up with a plausible narrative that took place in the North rather than the South. I can't imagine any actual human making these decisions. Roger Ebert called this the Idiot Plot, a situation where characters do idiotic things because the plot requires it. But taking that into consideration, the book was entertaining enough.
May 22, 2025
One woman abhors her past. The other fights for freedom. Will their battle for emancipation leave them casualties of war?
South Carolina, 1862. Emily Jarvie is determined to send her family’s slave-owning history to its grave. When the Union Army captures the Sea Islands, she returns to the south to teach the former slaves, part of the Army’s unusual experiment in racial equality. Despite her loyalty to the Union cause, her Southern heritage raises a brick wall of Yankee suspicion.
Oberlin College, Ohio. Fugitive slave Caro Jarvie longs to pick up a rifle to fight for freedom. But as a woman, she has to settle for reporting on the war second-hand from the Union Army camp in the Sea Islands. When she learns that Harriet Tubman is in South Carolina to lead a military mission to free slaves, Caro seizes her chance to enter the fray.
As Emily and Caro struggle to bury the past, old loves and new flames open a door to the future they both hope for. But with the war for America’s soul raging ever closer, each woman finds her strength tested as she strives for a better tomorrow.
Can they forge a legacy of love and acceptance during a time of turmoil and death?
South Carolina, 1862. Emily Jarvie is determined to send her family’s slave-owning history to its grave. When the Union Army captures the Sea Islands, she returns to the south to teach the former slaves, part of the Army’s unusual experiment in racial equality. Despite her loyalty to the Union cause, her Southern heritage raises a brick wall of Yankee suspicion.
Oberlin College, Ohio. Fugitive slave Caro Jarvie longs to pick up a rifle to fight for freedom. But as a woman, she has to settle for reporting on the war second-hand from the Union Army camp in the Sea Islands. When she learns that Harriet Tubman is in South Carolina to lead a military mission to free slaves, Caro seizes her chance to enter the fray.
As Emily and Caro struggle to bury the past, old loves and new flames open a door to the future they both hope for. But with the war for America’s soul raging ever closer, each woman finds her strength tested as she strives for a better tomorrow.
Can they forge a legacy of love and acceptance during a time of turmoil and death?
December 28, 2021
Union's Daughter Review
I enjoyed the story line of life during the Civil War for the slaves and once they were free. I've been to Charleston so I could picture the streets, homes and business.
There were times the book moved too slowly for me and other times I had to reread parts because I was aware of something significant happening but it was unclear to me.
The raw emotion of Caro's fear of the slave catcher was well written. I marveled at her courage! The entire book was a learning experience of emotion, heartache and finally triumph! We take so much for granted today!
I enjoyed the story line of life during the Civil War for the slaves and once they were free. I've been to Charleston so I could picture the streets, homes and business.
There were times the book moved too slowly for me and other times I had to reread parts because I was aware of something significant happening but it was unclear to me.
The raw emotion of Caro's fear of the slave catcher was well written. I marveled at her courage! The entire book was a learning experience of emotion, heartache and finally triumph! We take so much for granted today!
January 2, 2025
she tried ....
I had high hopes for this book. I expected the same continuity and clarity of plot line. Instead it went all over the place and had situations that were hard to believe. In the first book, I cheered for Caro but the inconsistent and oft time the writer had Caro doing things that were completely unnecessary and unbelievable. Not sure what the purpose of her being a reporter or being an undercover waif was. Both female characters came off as simply angry. The first book had more depth. This one felt like it was travelling all over the place. The ending felt rushed. Sorry but not a fan of this one.
I had high hopes for this book. I expected the same continuity and clarity of plot line. Instead it went all over the place and had situations that were hard to believe. In the first book, I cheered for Caro but the inconsistent and oft time the writer had Caro doing things that were completely unnecessary and unbelievable. Not sure what the purpose of her being a reporter or being an undercover waif was. Both female characters came off as simply angry. The first book had more depth. This one felt like it was travelling all over the place. The ending felt rushed. Sorry but not a fan of this one.
September 24, 2025
A beautiful story, well written and well researched. It was good to read the next part of Emily and Caro's story. Their lives have moved on from book one, and they are now living independent lives. The slaves have been freed, and they are fighting for their freedom to be accepted. The civil war is still ongoing. I don't know if there will be more books but I think it would be good if there was.
March 22, 2024
Love at first read
Books like these make people understand that people are just people. Nothing but hearts and souls that all beat to the same drum. Tears rose to my eyes every now and then as I thought of how the world could be made better. Reading these books was a great kind of freedom in and of itself. Love the characters and the way their lives were interwoven.
Books like these make people understand that people are just people. Nothing but hearts and souls that all beat to the same drum. Tears rose to my eyes every now and then as I thought of how the world could be made better. Reading these books was a great kind of freedom in and of itself. Love the characters and the way their lives were interwoven.
May 28, 2024
Not quite as good as the first installment. Kept waiting for the confrontation between Emily and her parents, or Carrow and the former masters and it just didn't happen. The research was good, settings were fairly well portrayed, but the characters themselves were just a little flat for me. Lots of potential promise, but just didn't stir any real big emotions.
March 9, 2020
Civil War
Families by birth and marriage torn in two factions for their beliefs struggle to find their center and the place to be free. Father's renounce daughter's and cousins fight the battle for freedom even when anger and fear result.
Families by birth and marriage torn in two factions for their beliefs struggle to find their center and the place to be free. Father's renounce daughter's and cousins fight the battle for freedom even when anger and fear result.
March 28, 2020
An intriguing story
This is an intriguing story! From start to finish, it is full of historical fact of the Civil war, the endeavors of the Gideons, the abolitionists, former slaves and former slave owners. This is a very good book!
This is an intriguing story! From start to finish, it is full of historical fact of the Civil war, the endeavors of the Gideons, the abolitionists, former slaves and former slave owners. This is a very good book!
July 22, 2020
Great story telling
What a story!! I read both books in one afternoon. Great characters, great story line, a completely satisfying read.
These books ran me through a spectrum of emotion. The heroines totally drew me in. There are books I will read again.
What a story!! I read both books in one afternoon. Great characters, great story line, a completely satisfying read.
These books ran me through a spectrum of emotion. The heroines totally drew me in. There are books I will read again.
September 22, 2020
The history is good
The writing and especially the characters disappointed me this time. I enjoyed the two main characters in the first story of this series but perhaps this story would have been better if it had been given fresh life. I don’t know. I struggled to finish.
The writing and especially the characters disappointed me this time. I enjoyed the two main characters in the first story of this series but perhaps this story would have been better if it had been given fresh life. I don’t know. I struggled to finish.
January 31, 2021
Reading to research for next novel. I enjoyed reading the point of view from the slave's life. Often missing from historical fiction of this period. Good second volume from the novel, Charleston's Daughter. Enjoyed both reads.
February 23, 2021
Union's Daughter
I enjoyed reading this series. There is so much to be learned from this period of history. MS. Waldfogal did a great job with the characters their stories seemed very plausible. I recommend both books in this series for anyone interested in this ers.
I enjoyed reading this series. There is so much to be learned from this period of history. MS. Waldfogal did a great job with the characters their stories seemed very plausible. I recommend both books in this series for anyone interested in this ers.
June 20, 2022
deep details AND love
This book was such a good combination of historical facts and personal details, I couldn’t stop reading. Learn to see with all new eyes how society survived.
This book was such a good combination of historical facts and personal details, I couldn’t stop reading. Learn to see with all new eyes how society survived.
December 9, 2022
Love it
I enjoyed this book. I was happy to see it was just as entertaining as some of the other works I have read from the author. I love the fight of the people, not just physically the physical but that of the mind.
I enjoyed this book. I was happy to see it was just as entertaining as some of the other works I have read from the author. I love the fight of the people, not just physically the physical but that of the mind.
March 20, 2020
Long, slow, Story.
Back and forth for both daughters with their purpose in life, their relationships, their past, their own relationship with one another. Finally
Back and forth for both daughters with their purpose in life, their relationships, their past, their own relationship with one another. Finally
July 4, 2020
Great suspenseful
Love all the twist and turns! Amazing read ! I hope it is more to come with this series! A must read
Love all the twist and turns! Amazing read ! I hope it is more to come with this series! A must read
August 13, 2020
Another outstanding book by Sabra Waldfogel! The characters were well developed, the writing excellent, and the story line intriguing. I highly recommend this book!
August 28, 2020
LR
I love reading books such as this from the abolition viewpoint. This story is just as exciting as her others!
I love reading books such as this from the abolition viewpoint. This story is just as exciting as her others!
December 30, 2020
Disappointed
Prior 2 books sister mine and let me fly we're excellent I didn't like this one that much it bounced around. Too many characters didn't address some significant pieces of the interaction I thought. Too much of a jumble Mumble I would not really recommend it
Prior 2 books sister mine and let me fly we're excellent I didn't like this one that much it bounced around. Too many characters didn't address some significant pieces of the interaction I thought. Too much of a jumble Mumble I would not really recommend it
April 5, 2021
A nice follow up to Charleston's Daughter. The ending was a bit too pat for my taste otherwise I thought this was a good, entertaining read.
April 16, 2021
These novels address one of my favorite periods in history. A fantastic novel!
January 6, 2022
Union's Daughter
This is the second book in this series about family and friends that accept each other and they are all existing during the civil war and find their True self
This is the second book in this series about family and friends that accept each other and they are all existing during the civil war and find their True self
September 30, 2022
Slow, too much back and forth. I can’t finish it.
May 18, 2024
At times the story appears to gloss over some of the trauma and trade but still a good read (3.5)
June 2, 2024
I likes the story Union's daughter I found it on Amazon Christian list I gave it a 3 star instead of a for because of the language
September 25, 2024
Hard to put this book down ! Sad at times, joyful at others. A great read.
This is book 2 I've read of Santa Waldfogel . She has you feel as if you are living this story.
This is book 2 I've read of Santa Waldfogel . She has you feel as if you are living this story.
December 15, 2024
Good enough. As a sequel, this was disappointing.
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