The Story of Sassy Sweetwater: Southern Fiction for Women

After thirteen years on the run Violet McLaughlin returns to Carters Crossing South Carolina in 1962 with her young daughter Sassy. The Crossing is right outside of Beaufort and the turmoil of the Civil Rights movement will forever leave its scars on the young and impressionable girl.As Sassy stands before the imposing white farmhouse for the first time with no knowledge of her history but that the McLaughlins are her kin Sassy begins a journey that will tear her apart before it heals her.Growing up among secrets that will forever damage her relationship with her mother she attempts to make sense of her past. But will her passion for art and her love for Thomas Tierney be enough to sustain her future?Will the journey she must take to discover the truth be worth it?