This audiobook was long and beautifully written. It's a hard look at slavery in the South. Told from the point of view of two main characters - a daughter from a slave owner's family, and the other, one of their slaves. I read "The Secret Life of Bees" a long time ago and hoped this book would be as thoughtfully written and full of real-life situations and emotions. I wasn't disappointed. This book answered a lot of questions about slavery and abolition for me. I fell in love with these characters and wanted all of them to find their true North, sprout their wings, and fly.
