Keturah is a broken woman.
After her failed marriage to her abusive husband, she’s vowed never to
be under the control of a man ever again.
She’s decided to travel from England to Nevis to turn around the
family’s sugar cane plantation. Her two
sisters make the decision to travel with her, and they leave their old lives
behind.
Once they arrive at Nevis, things are much harder than Ket
anticipated. She’s been offered help
from her childhood friend, Gray, but she’s reluctant to let any man have any
control in her life. She’s also made an
unexpected discovery at the plantation, and she doesn’t have enough slaves or
even a foreman.
This book was a bit of a roller coaster for me. It’s definitely a journey of healing for
Keturah, but there’s some hard moments in there. The treatment of the slaves and abuse of
them, while accurate to the time period, are hard to read. Also, there’s recollections of the abuse
Ketrah suffered at the hands of her husband and some of the things the sisters
have to deal with as females trying to run their own plantation can be
troubling. There’s beatings and
attempted rape. Just something to be
aware of if those things bother you.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but I had a problem with the
pacing. For the first third of the book,
I was reading about Keturah’s journey on board the ship. It just seemed like she’d never get off the
ship. The thing that redeems it for me
is the characters. I want to find out
what happens to Verity and Selah, Keturah’s sisters. I want to read more of this family and look
forward to the next book. Good Book!
*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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