Following the Civil War, Hannie Gossett, a formerly enslaved woman, finds herself on a perilous journey to Texas. She is joined by two unlikely companions: Lavinia, the pampered daughter of Hannie's former master, and Juneau Jane, the master's illegitimate Creole daughter. While the half-sisters seek their father to secure a stolen inheritance, Hannie’s deeper mission is to find her mother and siblings, who were sold off years prior.
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“Powerful book about the many people, freed slaves, who were separated from family and community after the end of the Civil War.” The StoryGraph Following the Civil War, Hannie Gossett, a formerly
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