![]() His persistence, however, finally wins, and soon Adalia is swept into the glamorous world of Charleston high society, a world of luxury and opulence she never knew existed.īut her new life comes at a high price-that of denying her heritage and her zeal for God. Still, she lives in terror that her owner will come looking for her.īorn into one of Charleston’s prominent plantation families, Morgan Rutledge is handsome, charming, bored-and enamored of the beautiful Adalia, who spurns his advances. Skilled in herbal remedies, Adalia soon finds employment with a local doctor, and settles into a quiet life, thanking God every day for her freedom. But Adalia has a secret: her light skin belies that she is part black and a runaway slave from Barbados. ![]() ![]() Immigrants such as the raven-haired Adalia Winston. ![]() It is 1811, and the prosperous port city of Charleston is bustling with plantation owners, slaves, and immigrants. ![]()
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