Suzy and Clarence

The main characters of the book – Suzy and Clarence – meet each other in 1852 when the girl is seven years old and the boy is eleven. This story ends in the mid-1860s during the height of the Civil War between the North and the South. Life has tightly intertwined the fates of Suzy and Clarence. They both grow up and commit numerous admirable as well as reckless acts. Following the development of their relationship is extremely engaging...
Bret Harte (1836–1902) – a famous American writer, renowned for his adventurous and romantic stories from the era of the 'gold rush' and the Civil War in America. The trilogy about Suzy and Clarence is one of Bret Harte's most famous works.