Part of Lowcountry Tales, book 7
First published 2010
Caroline Wimbley Levine returns to Tall Pines Plantation after her mother's death. The formidable matriarch who once ruled the estate is gone, leaving Caroline and her family to navigate the power vacuum. In the humid South Carolina Lowcountry along the Edisto River, Caroline must confront painful family history she has long avoided. Old wounds reopen as buried betrayals come to light. The plantation holds dark secrets that threaten to tear the family apart. Caroline struggles to understand her place in the family legacy while a younger generation begins to assert itself. She discovers truths about her mother and herself that force her to reevaluate everything she believed. This sequel to Plantation explores how families inherit both love and damage across generations. Frank captures the sultry atmosphere of the South Carolina coast while examining the complex bonds that tie families together and pull them apart.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, southern-gothic, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-legacy, generational-trauma
Setting: Edisto River, South Carolina, Tall Pines Plantation
Period: Contemporary
344 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow