About the book: 1995 / Alexandra Ripley’s new book continues the story she began in the novel “Charleston”. And although this time the focus of her attention is on the new generation of the Tradd family and the action takes place in the first third of the 20th century, the writer is true to her sympathies: her favorite heroes, brought up in the traditions of the Old South, know how to hold their heads high, no matter what happens to them.