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What an interesting, delightful--if not grizzly at times!--story. I loved the old South details and spirit to survive underneath the defeat dealt to the Confederate cause. It was all good, but I tell you, I neglected all duty in my life short of emergency in the last 50 pages. I HAD to know what was going on! A strange mix of mystery and romance, but well balanced and intelligent.


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What Remains Rosemary PooleCarter 9781929976164 Books Reviews

This book is tantilizing and you can't stop 'til you've devoured it whole. I rarely read current fiction because it's usually disappointing but this book is great! Set in the post Civil War south, it's a wonderful mystery that will keep you captivated. Best of all are the characters deep, complex, and so true to life it's hard to believe they're not real. This would be a great book club book because of the richness of the characters and the timeless issues they face.
I have read many books, but never have I read one that was so well-written that I felt compelled to write a review. The author actually places you back in time to reveal a wonderful and exciting story.
I have actually ordered several copies of this book to give to others as Christmas presents!
I recently tuned into Houston's KUHF, the local classical station, and heard an interview with a local author on her new book. The author had the finest voice; her pacing in her comments was perfect as was her enunciation. I wanted to read the book just after hearing her.

Her name is Rosemary Poole-Carter, and her new book is "Women of Magdelene." Well, it wasn't available at the library yet, so I ordered a book of hers that they did have entitled "What Remains."

This story centers around Isabelle, a woman recently bereft of her Civil War beau, and a journalist named Paul Delahoussaye who has come to the family home of Belle Ombre to return a packet of loveletters Isabelle had written to her fiance. He has fallen in love with her through his surreptitious reading of the letters.

Also residing at Belle Ombre are the deceptive and graciously Machiavellian Aunt Delora, her great-uncle Babcock Vasseur and his wife Lydie Vee, a young and rather mischievous cousin Euphrasie and a vital assortment of former slaves who still live at Belle Ombre.

Almost immediately a murder (?) and then another takes place and Delora asks Paul to stay on and use his skills as a journalist to find out who is behind this second death. Family secrets are revealed as more sinister things seem to be going on behind the scenes at this plantation home.

The language, mannerisms and culture are vibrant in this well-researched book. It feels completely of its time, and one is easily transported there. The character development is wonderful, and the pacing of the mystery is fabulous. It truly is a page-turner. The author truly has a gift, and I really look forward to reading the book she was promoting.

Allow me to relate the first sentence as it is just fabulous "It was Isabelle's turn to sit with the body." I love that! Just 9 words, but do they ever pack a punch! I defy you to not be able to continue reading after that line!
I appreciated the wonderful research, the fidelity to the language and Southern culture of the 1865 time period, and the well crafted story. These interesting characters just came to life.
I want to follow these characters into more adventures and look forward to the next novel by this author.
Love stories about the old south. Story moved at a good pace and kept me interested. Likable characters and story line.
What an interesting, delightful--if not grizzly at times!--story. I loved the old South details and spirit to survive underneath the defeat dealt to the Confederate cause. It was all good, but I tell you, I neglected all duty in my life short of emergency in the last 50 pages. I HAD to know what was going on! A strange mix of mystery and romance, but well balanced and intelligent.