![]() Given advantages unknown to other children of slave/master unions, she lives in a world somewhere between the races. Born the daughter of a white plantation owner and his mulatto slave, Zabette is raised as a white girl by her French grandmother. Zabette’s story begins and ends on Cumberland Island. Have you read Plum Orchard? What did you think? I am looking forward to our discussion tonight - there are so many things to discuss. It is a fascinating and page-turning account of Zabette Bernardey, a woman neither slave nor free. The author is quick to say that it is a work of fiction, but her narrative rings true. ![]() Set in the antebellum era on Cumberland Island, this novel is built on historic figures and events. Because we are Georgia-based, we especially enjoy books that tell the history of our state. Plum Orchard, June Hall McCash’s second novel, is Page Turners’ selection this month. ![]()
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