At the center of the story are two brothers, Hart and Tison Bonner, and their cousin Jennie Grant, the mixed-race woman one brother loves and the other dishonors. Theirs is a world in which dark passions lead to tragic consequences. The burden of understanding that promises redemption and victory over the destructive forces of ignorance and prejudice rests on the shoulders of Jennie. A shadowy but prominent figure in the stories passed down to Kilgo, Jennie here is given her due. Her strength and dignity, the driving forces of this novel, shine through the generations with the glow of heirloom sterling.
- ISBN10 042517266X
- ISBN13 9780425172667
- Publish Date 1 January 2000 (first published 31 May 1998)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Berkley Publishing Group
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 303
- Language English