Veil of pearls / MaryLu Tyndall.
"Be swept away to Charleston of 1811, a city bustling with immigrants like Adalia, who is a runaway slave so light-skinned that no one guesses her past. Terrified her secret will be discovered, she settles into a quiet life making herbal remedies for a local doctor. But when Morgan, the handsome son of a prominent family, sweeps her into his glamorous world-a world in which the truth about Adalia's heritage would ruin them both-suspicions and petty jealousies are aroused. What will Morgan do when he discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is a runaway slave?"-- Publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616265779
- Physical Description: 314 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing, [2012]
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- Fugitive slaves > Fiction.
Passing (Identity) > Fiction.
Charleston (S.C.) > History > 19th century > Fiction. - Genre:
- Romance fiction.
Christian fiction.
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Tyn (Text) | 30308101030063 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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"Be swept away to Charleston of 1811, a city bustling with immigrants like Adalia, who is a runaway slave so light-skinned that no one guesses her past. Terrified her secret will be discovered, she settles into a quiet life making herbal remedies for a local doctor. But when Morgan, the handsome son of a prominent family, sweeps her into his glamorous world-a world in which the truth about Adalia's heritage would ruin them both-suspicions and petty jealousies are aroused. What will Morgan do when he discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is a runaway slave?"--
