I watched this when it was first on TV but since then have bought the books all three series.
I have watched this book in full now and I can honestly say I have enjoyed every minute of it as I did the first time I saw it.
The story is based around the North and the South and two friends who meet at West Point (army). Orry Main - Patrick Swayze and George Hazzard (James Read.)
Over the years they become very close friends, but unfortunately George does not agree with slavery which, and Orry's family have slaves. George's sister Vergina is totally against it, and unfortunately it tears a wedge between them, although he doesn't agree with what Orry's family does, he has a lot of feelings for Orry and finds it very difficult to keep away after they have fallen out.
To make thing even more difficult for Orry his sister Bret has fallen in love with George's brother Billy Hazzard, and she is looking for permission to marry him, but, due to the argument between Orry and George he feels that it would be a mistake to let Bret marry Billy for this reason.
Vergina has strong feelings about slavery and is trying to push for it to be stopped and thinks it would help if she marries Grady which is one of Orry's slaves, although she fell in love with him. The marry legally, and unfortunately Grady gets killed, and it turns Vergina mad. She is put into a mental asyhlum for a while.
The other part of the story is love as well as war, George marries a Irish girl and Orry falls in love with Madeline ) Lesley-Anne Down, who is married to Justine, but he is a wife beater and Orry tries to get her away from him but is unsucessfull until one she stands up for herself and runs to Orry for support and help.
Orry is then summoned to go to war and fight and Madeline who lives with Orry now at Mount Royal (his families house) is kidnapped by Justine (who is almost divorced from her now) and Orry doesn't no about this as he is at war.
The main story line is and the North and South, and friends one lives in the North and one lives in the South.
It is also a love story to it.
I would recommend this book one I have not yet watched book 11 but as soon as I do I will let you no what I think. If you are a Patrick Swayze Fan I recommended even more he looks really nice, in this and he is only young.
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SweetTooth93 21.01.2009 17:32
Never heard of this......doesn't sound my thing xx
kevin121 21.01.2009 16:54
I remember this from way back when! Thanks for the interesting review.
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