EAN: 9780063035041

WHEN THE RECKONING COMES - LATANYA MCQUEEN KART...

A haunting novel about a black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and
the horror that ensues as she reconnects with the blood-soaked history of the land and the best
friends she left behind. More than a decade ago  Mira fled her small  segregated hometown in
the south to forget. With every mile she traveled  she distanced herself from her past: from
her best friend Celine  mocked by their town as the only white girl with black friends  from
her old neighborhood  from the eerie Woodsman plantation rumored to be haunted by the spirits
of slaves  from the terrifying memory of a ghost she saw that terrible day when a
dare-gone-wrong almost got Jesse?the boy she secretly loved?arrested for murder. But now Mira
is back in Kipsen to attend Celine's wedding at the plantation  which has been transformed into
a lush vacation resort. Mira hopes to reconnect with her friends  and especially  Jesse  to
finally tell him the truth about her feelings and the events of that devastating long-ago day.
But for all its fancy renovations  the Woodsman remains a monument to its oppressive racist
history. The bar serves antebellum drinks  entertainment includes horrifying reenactments  and
the service staff is nearly all black. Yet the darkest elements of the plantation's past have
been carefully erased?rumors that slaves were tortured mercilessly and that ghosts roam the
lands  seeking vengeance on the descendants of those who tormented them  which includes most of
the wedding guests. As the weekend unfolds  Mira  Jesse  and Celine are forced to acknowledge
their history together  and to save themselves from what is to come.

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