The Civil War is the backdrop for this story of interracial love, romance, and adventure. Meet the Duvall family of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Faren, a female slave in the Duvall household, dreams of being free. Sean Duvall, the oldest son and heir, falls in love with a black woman at a time when this was not acceptable. Henri, Sean's father and patriarch of the family, has loved Faren's grandmother, Louise, who has been a household slave for over forty years. Faren leaves Louisiana for Paris at the beginning of the war to accompany her mistress, Henri's daughter Renee Duvall. On the way...