Caro Jarvie\'s father, who owns her, loves her and educates her.
As South Carolina hurtles toward secession, will their bond destroy their lives-or set them both free?.
Unlikely cousins, unlikely friends, Emily and Caro become unlikely allies as Caro glimpses a path to freedom and Emily begins to question slavery itself.
She is shocked-and transformed-when Caro has the audacity to ask her for a book instead.
She gives Caro a shawl.
Her conscience goads her into an act of charity.
Emily Jarvie, Daughter of a wealthy planter, is content with slavery-until she inherits a slave cousin in Caro.
As she grieves for him, she yearns for freedom.
But she can\'t forget her father\'s promise.
When he dies, he can\'t protect her, and she is cast back into slavery.
He raises her for a life she can never have-as a wealthy planter\'s daughter.
Caro Jarvie\'s father, who owns her, loves her and educates her
