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SummaryThe stories of heirlooms, whose secrets connect the past to the present, told in the lolling cadence of a Southern storyteller.
StatsGenre: Adult dual time (one past, one present)
Series length: Three books Violence: Nothing explicit, though several references to racially motivated violence. Magic/Supernatural: None Romance: Lightly moderate, clean, though with implied sex between husband and wife. Christian/spiritual element: Moderate, explicit Recommendation: Historical and women's fiction readers who want complex characters and a story to linger in. |
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Charleston, South Carolina, 1860 The candlelight sent a shadow of Rose up against the wooden wall. From the shadow, Rose looked taller. Stronger. Funny thing about shadows. They made even the smallest things into monsters or fairies or whatever folk wanted. Even a caterpillar could have the wings of a butterfly. |
The Dress Shop on King Street
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December 1861 Longitude Lane, Charleston South Carolina Not a day went by she didn't think about her daughter. Where she may be, if she was safe . . . who'd bought her. |
Paint and Nectar
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Charleston, 1860 Ashley Mama thought I was asleep the night 'fore I was sold. I wasn't. I was looking at the patterns of the shadows on the wall, but she couldn't see my eyes from where she sat. |
Where the Last Rose Blooms
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