Jonathan Odell

Concerned about his wife's extensive grief over the loss of their daughter and worrying about a mysterious illness that is afflicting his slaves, Master Satterfield purchases a slavewoman known as a healer only to be further unsettled by her troubling predictions and possible inauthenticity. 50,000 first printing.

A Novel

The Healing

When she is hired to care for Miss Hazel, a wealthy white woman who lost a son, in pre-civil rights Mississippi, Vida, who also lost a son, discovers that they have a lot in common as an unexpected friendship forms between them.

Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League

Plantation mistress Amanda Satterfield’s intense grief over losing her daughter crosses the line into madness when she takes a newborn slave child as her own and names her Granada. Troubled by his wife’s disturbing mental state and concerned about a mysterious plague that is sweeping through the plantation’s slave quarters, Master Satterfield purchases Polly Shine, a slave woman known as a healer who immediately senses a spark of the same gift in Granada. Soon, a domestic battle of wills begins, leading to a tragedy that weaves together three generations of strong Southern women. Rich in mood and atmosphere, The Healing is a powerful, warmhearted novel about unbreakable bonds and the power of story to heal.

Joseph Stansbury

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The Loyal Verses Of Joseph Stansbury And Doctor Jonathan Odell Relating To The American Revolution

In pre-civil rights era in Mississippi, two young mothers--one white and one black--have only two things in common: the devastating loss of their sons, and a deep loathing for one another. Now, they reluctantly start to see the other as her last chance at personal redemption.

Jonathan Odell

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