Bylow Hill

Set in a small and quaint New England town in the late nineteenth century, Bylow Hill tells of the complex web of relationships between a number of inhabitants. The focus is on two families in particular--the Byingtons and the Winslows. The young people of these families, including Ruth and Leonard Byington and Arthur and Godfrey Winslow, must all face the realities of love, loyalty, and loss. Isabel Morrow, a winsome maiden, is pursued by both Leonard and Arthur and eventually marries the latter, an up-and-coming clergyman. The whole town believes their life must be flawless, but Isabelis contentment and devotion are seriously challenged when Arthuris mental state dangerously falters. George W. Cable strikes a personal chord with his touching writing style. Bylow Hill artfully expresses the impermanence of happiness and seeming perfection. Tragedy and misfortune lurk even below majestic elms and in harmonious homes, next to lovely frozen rivers and behind picturesque New England charm. ABOUT THE AUTHOR George Washington Cable was both a writer and social reformer born in New Orleans in 1844. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he began to write for the New Orleans Picayune. He wrote often of Creole New Orleans and has been called the most important Southern artist working in the late nineteenth century, as well as the first modern Southern writer. His books include Old Creole Days , The Creoles of Louisiana , and The Grandissimes , all published by Pelican.Cable, George W. is the author of 'Bylow Hill' with ISBN 9781565549722 and ISBN 1565549724.