Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Review of the Indigo Girl


The Indigo Girl
Title: The Indigo Girl
Author: Natasha Boyd
Pages: 343
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 3 Stars

The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd is based on the life of Eliza Lucas who his left in charge in her father’s plantation under the belief that when her brother comes of age it will his. Eliza is determined to prove to not only her but her plantation manger and suitors that even though she is a woman she is able to run a plantation.  She decides to start raising Indigo plants to make Indigo dye, even when those around her tell her that South Carolina's climate is not suitable for the plants.   The fact that this piece of historical fiction is based on a real person and history it's hard to tell anything about the story or the person without giving any of the plot and story away.  
Natasha Boyd brings Eliza's world and her family's struggles alive.  Eliza is pretty much left to run the plantation on her own, because her father after putting her in charge of all three plantations leaves to go back to the British Military in the West Indies. Her mother's health isn't suited for the climate of South Carolina let alone running a plantation.  Even had she be able her mother wouldn't have done it.  As business and plantation aren't something that females should concern themselves with.  Eliza Lucas truly was a woman a head of her time. 
Students of American history will know how Eliza's story turned out. A Certain Army's coat color in the American Revolution owes its coloring to a certain young lady. I enjoyed the book more than I thought I would, however I didn't love it.  But I will read other books by Natasha Boyd in the future. 

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