Author: sallygunning

When Thomas Jefferson’s daughter Martha returns from France, she sees her family’s Virginia plantation and its reliance on slavery in a new light… A “beautifully written” and “captivating” portrait (New York Times bestselling author Paulette Jiles).

A “provocative tale” (Publishers Weekly): After her whaler husband dies, Lyddie is left grief-stricken and destitute on Cape Cod. Will she find happiness in her bid for liberty and property? “Readers will be swiftly turning the pages, eagerly cheering for the strong-willed widow” (Booklist).