The Cypress Girl
For readers of Where the Crawdads Sing, The Cypress Girl is a lush and atmospheric historical novel set in pre-Civil War Florida.
A tale of hidden histories, family secrets, and a slow-burn romance, The Cypress Girl unfolds as a sweeping family saga historical fiction that will resonate with fans of women’s historical fiction.
Ellie Cypress has grown up in the glades, her journal brimming with plants, birds, and dangerous truths of who really owns the land she loves. Her father and brother are missing. Fires sweep through homesteads, driving families to flee. Wealthy men speak of “progress” while scheming to seize her family’s property—by marriage, misappropriation, or murder.
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Meet Jayme
Jayme Gough Cushing writes historical and speculative fiction rooted in the landscapes of Florida and the Caribbean. With a background in creative writing and education, she explores the ways land, memory, and identity intertwine in the lives of her characters.
She is the author of the Okeela Grove series.