Kedzie: Saint Helena Island Slave

There’s no good life in a cotton field, so Kedzie escapes the shanties and gets to the Big House. But there she encounters a sexual predator. Even her love for Rio threatens to destroy her. Can she get away from St. Helena Island without a boat? Her heritage is slavery and in 1867 it is virtually impossible to escape. It takes courage, and Kedzie has courage. This is a bold look at slavery. No explanations. No longing for the old plantation. Gritty, real, emotional.

In addition to historical fiction, Bonnie Stanard writes poetry and short stories which have been published in journals such as Harpur Palate, The Griffin, Slipstream, Eclipse, Connecticut Review, and The South Carolina Review. She has edited periodicals in Brussels, Belgium (Rendez-vous), Richmond (Fanfare), and rural South Carolina (FairView News). She has three adult sons (Jason, Matthew, and Davis) and five grandchildren and lives in Columbia, SC with her husband Douglas Stanard. This is her first published book.