Westover of Wanalah: A story of love and life in Old Virginia
Virginia, 1857. Boyd Westover has inherited more than land, he's inherited debts, expectations, and a world about to crack apart. Still young enough to dream, now responsible for an entire plantation and the people who live on it, he must navigate the delicate politics of old Virginia society while his heart pulls him toward something that might not fit within the rules he's been given. Eggleston writes with the affectionate eye of someone who remembers Virginia before the war, but also with clear sight. The romance here is genuine, but so are the costs of the life it portrays. Boyd's struggle isn't just about love; it's about what he owes, what he wants, and whether those two things can ever be the same. A tender, often bittersweet portrait of a world and a way of life that couldn't last, told through one man's attempt to hold everything together as the ground shifts beneath him.
