Wild Beautiful And Free Sophfronia Scott by Sophfronia Scott 9781542036061, 1542036062, B09Y5HYBV6 instant download after payment.

Once in a great while, a book hits my desk that is so memorable that I can’t wait to see it publish! Such was the case with Wild, Beautiful, and Free , a historical novel that is a fresh retelling of Jane Eyre with the Civil War as its backdrop. Jeannette Bébinn, the mixed-race daughter of an enslaved black woman and a white plantation owner in Louisiana, is enslaved herself under brutal conditions after the death of her father. She escapes by way of her ability to pass for white and starts on a long road, fighting for her freedom and her inheritance in a nineteenth-century America that does not believe she deserves either.

I’ll never forget Jeannette or Christian Robichaud Colchester, the man she falls in love with after she terrifyingly escapes capture and finds footing as a teacher in the Midwest. She ultimately leaves Christian behind when an explosive secret has her questioning his love.

The challenges Jeannette faces are unimaginable and had me thinking about fate, perseverance, identity, and love. Watching Jeannette endure and witnessing her courage was incredibly moving—I’ve never rooted for a heroine more.

—Danielle Marshall, Editor

From award-winning author Sophfronia Scott comes the story of one young woman’s bold journey to reclaim her birthright and carve out her own place in a world that tells her she doesn’t belong.
Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised alongside her white half sister—until her father suddenly dies. His vindictive wife refuses twelve-year-old Jeannette her inheritance and sells her into slavery.
Now on her own, Jeannette must fight the injustices she faces because of her mixed race. She escapes enslavement and travels from Mississippi to Philadelphia to New York to Ohio, all while searching for purpose, love, and her place in a country torn asunder by the burgeoning Civil War.
Everything seems to fall into place when she meets Christian Robichaud Colchester, the white proprietor of Fortitude Mansion, a safe haven for escaped slaves where Jeannette teaches. But despite their instant connection, Jeannette isn’t convinced she belongs in his circle.