3.94 avg rating — 2,694 ratings

"I love this book to this day. I think I've read it probably over 30 times. My copy is a softcover and it is taped together with medical tape. I think I love it for several reasons: Susan's development of her own opinions and morals, Susan's relationship with her Brother, Susan learning to love, and of course the opulence of the old South. "

3.86 avg rating — 88,272 ratings

"I think this may have been the book that made me realize I loved historical fictions. Not my first (read Little house before) but this made me realize just how much I liked the genre. "