In post-Civil War Virginia, young Josephine Weatherly and her mother fight to restore their plantation amid ruin and resentment, turning to former slave Lizzie for survival skills.
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In post-Civil War Virginia, young Josephine Weatherly and her mother fight to restore their plantation amid ruin and resentment, turning to former slave Lizzie for survival skills.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly and her mother, Eugenia, struggle to pick up the pieces of their lives when they return to their Virginia plantation. But the bitter realities of life after the war cannot be denied: their home and land are but shells of their previous grandeur; death has claimed her father and brother; and her remaining brother, Daniel, has returned home bitter and broken. The privileged childhood Josephine enjoyed now seems like a long-ago dream. And the G...
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No sexual scenes depicted. Includes scenes of sexual assault and its emotional aftermath.
Physical assaults and references to war devastation; some scenes of post-war violence and threats
No profanity present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQIA+ representation
Central themes of Christian faith, God's sovereignty, prayer, and spiritual growth; devotional framing throughout
No witchcraft or occult elements
No evidence found in available sources.
Explores Reconstruction-era social issues like racial tensions, freed slaves' rights, and Southern bitterness
Depicts a suicide attempt and related ideation as part of character struggles
Portrays post-slavery hardships, racial abuse, physical assaults, and systemic suffering in Reconstruction South. Includes scenes of sexual assault and its emotional aftermath.
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