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Set in a lush plantation in contemporary South Carolina, the novel explores the deep, sometimes dark ties that bind a family together. Amid the sweeping scenery and the mighty Edisto River, hidden truths and intimate conflicts surface, revealing the complexities of maternal relationships and the eccentricities that shape life on the land.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Dorothea Benton Frank
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