Moments after Lisbeth is born, she\'s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge.
As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to.
Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father.
Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come.
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she\'s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge