Lot #272: Vintage Book - Blue Camellia (1957) by Frances Parkinson Keyes

Blue Camellia is a 1957 historical fiction novel written by best-selling American author Frances Parkinson Keyes. The plot focuses on pioneer life, agricultural innovation, and generational family drama in the American South. Plot Summary: In the late 1880s, Brent Winslow and his wife Mary leave their hard farming life in Illinois after a brutal winter. They move down to the undeveloped, swampy prairies of South Louisiana. Settling in Cajun country, Brent dedicates himself to taming the swamplands. Through incredible hardship, he successfully helps pioneer and build a massive, highly productive rice farming empire. The title of the book functions as a central metaphor for impossible dreams, representing the determination and rare faith required to build a life out of the wilderness. Brent spends years trying to successfully breed a unique blue camellia flower on his property. Hardcover book. Note: some wear from age and use. Dimensions: Approximately 5.5 x 8 inches. Pickup category timeslot {A}