Eadie B. (eadieburke) - , reviewed on 6/24/2023 + 1639 more book reviews

Emmy and Callie Bullock are living as the only daughters of a wealthy Alabama cotton farmer at the turn of the 20th century. The arrival of Lily McGee turns everything upside down. Callie meets Solomon who offers her the freedom to abandon social constraints and discover her truest self. After Lily has a baby, Callie witnesses something of an image of Emmy standing on a riverbank cradling Lily's missing baby girl. Only when the sisters are separated does the truth come to light through their letters including a revelation that will shape the rest of Callie's life. This is a complex and suspenseful tale dripping with intrigue, romance and Southern charm. It is a coming of age story. I really enjoyed this story and look forward to reading another book by Valerie Fraser Luesse. I have read her book about New Orleans which was a very good story too. If you like books about history then you would love this book.

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