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A young Creole woman receives and mistreats an enslaved girl, later selling her amid family financial ruin; themes of prejudice, freedom, and faith unfold in historical Louisiana.
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A young Creole woman receives and mistreats an enslaved girl, later selling her amid family financial ruin; themes of prejudice, freedom, and faith unfold in historical Louisiana.
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For her sixteenth birthday, Damita De Salvado receives a beautiful slave girl, Rissa, but mistreats her, revealing Damita's prejudice and hardening Rissa's heart. When her family experiences financial hardships, Damita grudgingly sells Rissa to a mysterious Christian doctor, Jefferson Whitman, who is Rissa's adopted brother. Now the tables have turned: Rissa is a wealthy, free woman, while Damita's family struggles to keep the plantation. Will both women find the love and security they long for?
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Romantic aspirations and relationships central to main characters' arcs; likely mild given Christian audience.
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Christian doctor character; faith, conversion, and devotional themes prominent throughout.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores racial prejudice and social hierarchies in 19th-century Creole society.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Central depictions of slavery, mistreatment of an enslaved girl, and systemic racial prejudice.
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