Turbo AI Book Summaries

In 1875 Louisiana, Hannie, once enslaved, risks everything to track the kin torn from her, traveling beside her former mistress, Lavinia, and Lavinia’s Creole half sister, Juneau Jane, who chase a contested inheritance. Following “Lost Friends” notices like breadcrumbs, they wager futures on fragile leads. A century later, new teacher Benedetta Silva fights to reach her struggling students until she uncovers records that bind their town to Hannie’s quest. As secrets surface, past and present collide, and the stakes rise from one woman’s hope to a community’s reckoning with truth, belonging, and repair.

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