Only Charlotte

Lenore James a woman of independent means who has outlived three husbands is determined to disentangle her brother Gilbert from the beguiling Charlotte Eden. Chafing against misogyny and racism in the post-Civil War South Lenore learns that Charlottes husband is enmeshed in the re-enslavement schemes of a powerful judge and she worries that Gilberts adoration of Charlotte will lead him into disaster. Inspired by a production of Shakespeares The Winters Tale Lenore adopts the role of Paulina for herself to discover how far Charlottes husband bears the blame for his wifes fate and whether or not he is capable of atonement. In her process of unraveling the intricacies of the lives of others Lenore finds that Gilberts love for Charlotte is indeed his saving grace while Lenores passion for creative expression is her own.