I was anxious to read this book as I had read her previous book All That She Carried and loved it. This book is partially based on the Trail of Tears, the relocation of Native Americans from their homes in several southern states to Oklahoma. Exploring the history of slaveholding by Native Americans,(a fact that most people do not know about), the novel introduces the reader to strong women both in the past and the present. In the present, three women from different backgrounds come together to an old Georgia plantation. What they discover from the past history of the house ( including the plight of a black slave woman) will bring them together in ways they could never had imagined. A highly recommendable read.