In Flint House, author Nancetta Liles presents a vivid portrayal of pain, suffering and redemption. She writes of loneliness and loss with a keen sense of time and place, gathering the tide of what hides behind the shadows of the great Southern plantations. Part ghost story, part historic fiction, this debut looks at slavery, mental illness and isolation with a distinctly Southern voice and is filled with the rich irony of the landscapes of the post-modern South.
When Rhian Montrose, eager to escape a scandal in Charleston, South Carolina, takes a new position as a caretaker, her charge is an affluent but mentally disturbed heiress who has not spoken in years. With no one to turn to when things get frighteningly surreal, Rhian gathers her wits and courage as unworldly forces wreak havoc with her otherwise tranquil arrangement. The darker side of New Orleans migrates to the Carolinas in this spooky southern story.
