La Belle by Elizabeth Boatwright Coker – First UK Edition, 1960

Description

The Details:
In good condition. Some tanning and mild foxing. A stain to a some of the cut ends (see photo). Dust jacket showing shelf wear. Unclipped. Penned previous price.

The Story:
A spirited portrait of Marie Boozer, the notorious southern belle who “flirted her way to the top of South Carolina society” before riding away with Sherman’s army after the burning of Columbia.

The Author:
South Carolina’s First Lady of Letters,” Elizabeth Boatwright Coker was born in Darlington on April 21, 1909. Between 1950 and 1981 Coker published nine novels in the genre of the historical romance, allowing her to exploit her deep interest in all periods of the southern and South Carolina experience.