Tansy

Tansy

In old New Orleans, a free woman of color could choose to toil as a washerwoman, a maid, a cook -- or if she was beautiful enough and light-skinned enough, she could choose to become a courtesan and live a glamorous life of balls, jewels, and pretty clothes. For Tansy, however, the choice was never hers.

On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Tansy is caught in a sizzling kiss with Christophe Desmarais. The next night, Tansyâ€™s mother introduces her to the life she has been raised for: as a beautiful quadroon in Old New Orleans, Tansy is meant to be a rich white manâ€™s mistress. She is as she should be, biddable, loyal and submissive. But is this all there is? As Tansy matures, she wearies of telling herself that her narrow life is enough, yet she is terrified to leave behind security and plenty to become a self-reliant, independent woman.

Christophe Desmarais was, like Tansy, born to a mixed-race mother and a rich white father, but as a shrewd card-player, a talented violinist, and a respected teacher, he creates his own life. The attraction between him and Tansy has never abated, only been pushed down and unacknowledged. When he sees Tansy discovering there is more to her than being pretty and pleasing, he allows himself to hope that she will become her own woman. Maybe then the two of them will have a chance at a life together.
Multiple award-winning author Gretchen Craig returns with an unconventional novel about loyalty, independence, and love.
Country USA
Manufacturer Pendleton Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-01-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Pendleton Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-01-04
Format	Kindle eBook

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