Georgia 1864: Sherman's army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path: the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies—attractive widow Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie—struggle to save the family rice plantation.

The John Jakes blockbuster that hit every major bestseller list including New York Times • Wall Street Journal • Los Angeles Times • Chicago Tribune. The epic family saga from the writer the Los Angeles Times called "the godfather of the historical novel" spans decades and generations in the city that changed American history for all time!