Heaven Hill Plantation, upriver from Georgetown, South Carolina, 1807: Sixteen-year-old Alexandra Degambia walks a tightrope stretched between her parents' ambitions. Her father, a prosperous planter, wants to preserve the heritage of his African ancestors. But her mother, who can pass for white, seeks to distance herself from her African roots and position herself in the elite society of wealthy free-women-of-color.
Alexandra dreams of establishing her own place in the world as an accomplished violinist. She assumes her talent and her family's wealth will pave her way to success.
When her ambitions spiral into a life-or-death struggle, she learns sometimes destiny has its own plans.
Alexandra dreams of establishing her own place in the world as an accomplished violinist. She assumes her talent and her family's wealth will pave her way to success.
When her ambitions spiral into a life-or-death struggle, she learns sometimes destiny has its own plans.
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Mishker
(Grade: A) Set in the early 1800's before the Underground Railroad, Once in a Blood Moon presents an intriguing historical fiction about the very unique situation of Alexandra de Gambia. Alexandra's family are black land owners and slaveholders in South Carolina that descended from a group of slaves that joined with the indigenous Cofitachiqui people who rebelled and freed themselves. Alexandra's character was caught between two worlds, but only wants to do what is right for her family.
(Grade: A) Set in the early 1800's before the Underground Railroad, Once in a Blood Moon presents an intriguing historical fiction about the very unique situation of Alexandra de Gambia. Alexandra's family are black land owners and slaveholders in South Carolina that descended from a group of slaves that joined with the indigenous Cofitachiqui people who rebelled and freed themselves. Alexandra's character was caught between two worlds, but only wants to do what is right for her family. (Rated on Jul 7, 2020)