Historical Fiction Feature: Corrigans' Pool by Dot Ryan

Bitter with thoughts of the darkly handsome stranger who promised to marry her and then left town without a word, Ella Corrigan hastily weds a neighboring planter—a man whose cold indifference is merely a disguise for cunning insanity. His cruelty to his slaves horrifies her and, although her family has owned slaves for generations, she questions the concept of human bondage for the first ... while desperately longing for her cherished Greenpoole plantation and Corrigan's Pool ... a beautiful phenomenon of nature that the slaves call "Conjuring Pool" for reasons they cannot explain when asked.

The South is embroiled in a bitter Civil War by the time Ella Corrigan discovers that Corrigans' Pool is much more than the exquisitely beautiful pond she had thought it to be all her life. But by the time she learns its dangerous secret she is deeply entangled in a secret of her own ... one that has made her a virtual prisoner, hopelessly trapped in a world dreadfully different from her previous existence as mistress of her gentle father's plantation home along the Savannah River.

As Union troops burn their way across Georgia and swarm onto Ella's property and then into Savannah, she must make a harrowing journey downriver where danger lurks around every shadowy bend. Can she save herself and those who depend on her? What will she do when the past that she has long blamed for her misery steps unexpectedly out of the darkness to face her?

Read my review of Corrigans' Pool at http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2010/01/corrigans-pool-by-dot-ryan-book-review.html!

More Reviews!

"Corrigan’s Pool was a real treat for me. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. In the style of ‘Gone With The Wind’, Corrigan’s Pool by Dot Ryan gives us a glimpse into the tempestuous Civil War years of Savannah, Georgia, and one of its wealthy families..."

--Between the Pages

"This is such an intriguing book. I've loved historical novels for as long as I can remember and I have to say that this is one of the best ones I've read in a while. The characters are described so well that I feel like I know them. The unique plot made this book one of my favorites."

--Readaholic

"Carefully woven together, in Corrigan's Pool, the reader will find the romance of Ella and Gentry Garland, a tale of Georgians dealing with war on their doorsteps, a mystery involving the beautiful Corrigan's Pond, tales of human vice and treachery, and issues of human slavery. Ryan's attention to historical detail, lyrical flow of words, and understanding of matters of the human heart make this a must read."

--D'Ambrosio Arts


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Dot Ryan, born and raised in Bee County in South Texas, makes her home in “the sparkling city by the sea,” Corpus Christi, Texas, with husband, Sam. Corrigans’ Pool is Dot’s first novel. She is busy writing her second and third works of fiction. You can visit her website at http://www.dotryanbooks.com/.