Pale

Set in the fiery summer of 1966 in Mississippi, this story follows Bernice, a Black woman living alone who accepts her brother’s invitation to work as a servant on a white family's plantation. As new characters arrive and hidden secrets are revealed, tensions rise within the household, threatening the lives and loyalties of everyone involved. With emotional depth and rich storytelling, the novel explores the fragile bonds that hold people together and how quickly they can unravel.