The Healing

By Jonathan Odell

Book Overview

Plantation mistress Amanda Satterfield's intense grief over losing her daughter crosses the line into madness when she takes a newborn slave child as her own and names her Granada. Troubled by his wife's disturbing mental state and concerned about a mysterious plague that is sweeping through the plantation's slave quarters, Master Satterfield purchases Polly Shine , a slave woman known as a healer who immediately senses a spark of the same gift in Granada. Soon, a domestic battle of wills begins, leading to a tragedy that weaves together three generations of strong Southern women. Rich in mood and atmosphere, The Healing is a powerful, warmhearted novel about unbreakable bonds and the power of story to heal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307744566
• ISBN13: 9780307744562
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"