Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Embers on the Wind

Embers on the Wind, by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg, is a 2022 Debut novel launching July 5th. In 1850, Whittaker House was a Massachusetts stop on the Underground Railroad. Two freedom seekers, Little Annie and Clementine, died in a fire there while hiding, and while Whittaker House remained standing, Little Annie and Clementine lingered, not yet free. Many years later, Whittaker House is a vacation rental that draws seekers of another kind, Black women who only appear to be free. Dominique, a single mother, comes in search of an ancestor. Michelle, Dominique’s lover, comes to heal her own traumas. Kaye, Michelle’s sister, is a seer whose visions reveal the secrets of the former safehouse--and her own.

Embers on the Wind was inspired by the author's father-in-law’s home, where a female escapee was rumored to have died. As the only adult of color who visited, Lisa Williamson Rosenberg has always wondered what the woman's spirit would think about her own presence.

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