A 15-year-old Southern girl marries a wealthy Yankee and moves to 1900 Brooklyn, navigating cultural differences and her new role as a wife.
A 15-year-old Southern girl marries a wealthy Yankee and moves to 1900 Brooklyn, navigating cultural differences and her new role as a wife.
On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, fifteen year-old Rose meets and marries Rene, a Yankee from Brooklyn, New York, who takes her north to his home where she encounters many differences in attitudes and lifestyles.
will contain mild spoilers
Veiled references to wedding night intimacy and physical sensations from kisses
No violence depicted
No profanity present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft
No occult content
North-South cultural and lifestyle differences in 1900 America
No self-harm or suicide
Family obligations and implied plantation context
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