Author: Dundas, Clare
Binding: Kindle Edition
Format: Kindle eBook
Number Of Pages: 316
Release Date: 19-05-2019
Details: The Inveraray Plantation, near the coast of North Carolina at the turn into the 19th century, is a dark and cruel place for the workers on this land. The hard, mean-spirited master, Archie McLachlan, causes constant fear to run through the hearts of the slaves, except for one woman who speaks up deliberately and without fear whenever she wishes. Her name is Soola, and she fast becomes leader of the slaves and friend to the master’s wife Gertrude. The friendship forms a triangle of competition, love, and hatred as “Massa Archie” becomes more and more dangerous, even towards his own son Robert and Soola’s son John, even to a point where Soola begins to understand the meaning of fear. But, together the leaders of the second generation can look for a future where hope might overcome fear.
Thus, this story, Part One of a four-part series, not only recounts the family’s beginnings at the Inveraray/Dogwood Plantation, but also introduces the second generation, who will appear again in the ensuing volumes. Slavery, the corruption caused by slavery, its close companions, race bigotry and injustice, and the laws that result from them, are featured and discussed throughout the series. While, in the foreground, the unique relationship between mistress and slave and their respective descendants triggers a wide-sweeping story of love, conflict, heartbreak, and forgiveness.
Languages: English