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I have not read a book this good in a long time. It was just one thing after another with this book. I got an unexpected glimpse into indentured servitude I was not expecting and all in all I came to know and hate the prominent characters in this story. Just like a family, I loved them, they got on my last good nerve, I felt sorry for them and I celebrated their triumphs. Those who were not to be considered family pushed my buttons too and I hated and despised some of them and sympathized with s
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This is a heartbreaking story set at a tobacco plantation and weaves the story of Lavinia who is orphaned on board ship en route from Ireland to the NewWorld together with that of Belle who is a slave in the Kitchen House. Lavinia is raised with the slaves on the plantation and they take the place of her lost family, but because she is white, she is given an education and an opportunity to better herself. While not a slave, her options are limited and tragedy ensues.
Jul 19, 2016
Megalion
marked it as to-read
