Bestselling author Laila Ibrahim describes in the poignant sequel to "Yellow Crocus" how three unlikely women return to a plantation in Virginia, where, several years after the end of the Civil War, freedom remains an illusion regardless of skin color. Ohio, 1868: Lisbeth's father is dying. To see him one last time, the young woman travels to Fair Oaks plantation, where she once grew up. However, in Virginia, time seems to have stood still. Her family still believes in the ideals of the South and cannot forgive her for embracing the values of the free North. The escaped slave Mattie Freedman, once Lisbeth's beloved nanny, is also on her way to Fair Oaks. She wants to bring a relative to the safety of the North. Mattie is not traveling alone - her adult children accompany her, both educated and well-read.