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A teenage girl. Three plantations. One incredibly ambitious plan that helped change South Carolina history. 🌿💙 Set in 1739, The Indigo Girl is inspired by the remarkable true story of Eliza Lucas, who is only sixteen when her father leaves her responsible for the family’s plantations. With the family in danger of losing everything, Eliza becomes determined to successfully grow and produce indigo dye—a valuable crop that could save their future. Her journey brings secret alliances, forbidden risks, betrayal, romance, sacrifice, and a dangerous bargain made in defiance of the laws of her time. 🌿 Based on historical documents & Eliza Lucas’s letters 💙 Strong female protagonist 📜 18th-century South Carolina setting 🌱 Indigo cultivation & plantation history 🤝 Hidden friendships and unlikely alliances ❤️ Romance & family drama ✨ Inspired by a real woman and real events Genre: Historical Fiction • Biographical Fiction • Historical Romance Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Blackstone Pub.