Definitely a unique concept, Wild Conviction is a coming of age novel set right before the Civil War. Twilight (yes, that's really her name) is living with her well to do family in Memphis, Tennessee. When she opens a letter from her dear GrandMama on her 16th birthday she discovers that not only does she have secret powers, but she also has an African American ancestor (which is practically a death sentence in those times). No one in her family knows and to keep her family safe she should burn the letter (which she obviously doesn't). Growing up she has always hated slavery but now she really wants to act on it and abolish it. She and her riverboat captain friend impulsively buy a woman and her child so that they can set them free. Next Twilight inexplicably allows a plantation heir to court her and soon she is swept off her feet. In no time at all she is held against her wishes on his plantation and being waited on by the enslaved, which is the opposite of what she wanted. If only she had given her heart to the riverboat captain instead. This is a long book, and minus the impulsiveness of Twilight could also be considered an adult title. The ending leave it open for maybe more books?
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