The Cherokee Rose by Tiya Miles

A Novel of Gardens And Ghosts

Good, 4 stars

Three young women are drawn to the Chief Vann House Historic Site in Chatsworth, Georgia, where scenes of extreme cruelty and equally extraordinary compassion once played out. Jinx is exploring her tribe's complicated racial history. Ruth, a writer, is there on assignment. Cheyenne seeks to connect with a meaningful personal history. Together they discover the secrets of the Cherokee plantation, and find that attempts to connect with the strong spirits of the past will help them reconcile the conflicts in their own lives.

Details

ISBN9780895876355
Copyright Date2015
Publication DateApril 7, 2015
PublisherJohn F. Blair, Publisher
No. of Pages256
LanguageEnglish
NotesLambda Literary Award Finalist, Lesbian Fiction
RatingGood
GenreBlack Interest; Fiction; Native/Indigenous Interest
SubjectCherokee Indians - History - Fiction. - Georgia; Plantation Life - History - Fiction. - Georgia; Plantations - History - Fiction. - Georgia