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Lavinia, a white orphan girl from Ireland raised as a slave is innocent (naïve) of her differences. While she knows her skin is white she doesn't understand that this makes her different from those she is raised among. She doesn't know of the laws that separate the classes in America. Can she transition from being raised among the slaves to the Lady of the big house?
We journey through the life of Lavinia and she goes from innocent childhood to early adulthood. Her emotions are well described as ...more
We journey through the life of Lavinia and she goes from innocent childhood to early adulthood. Her emotions are well described as ...more
A girl lost to her family is thrust into a plantation system that is totally foreign to her, she doesn't even remember her own name. Raised as a servant among slaves Lavinia just wants to love people, but her best intentioned choices brings disaster. This book was hard to read and at times I felt that it was quite predictable because the characters were so insular and had so few interactions with the outside world. I am interested in reading the sequel because I am dreaming of a happy ending.
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