Louisiana, 1875: in the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest - each carrying private wounds and powerful secrets. Louisiana, 1987: first-year teacher Benedetta Silva lands in a tiny, out-of-step Mississippi River town. Amid the gnarled live oaks and run-down plantation homes lies the century-old history of three young women, a long-ago journey, and a hidden book that could change everything.
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