The Lesson

Local Author books are NON RETURNABLE 
 
1800s: Tanna, a slave on a Jamaican sugarcane plantation, is forced to suffer years of brutality at the hands of a sadistic plantation owner to ensure the safety of her beloved son. What gives her the strength to endure? Will she be able to hold on, to see him to manhood and her predetermined destiny for him?
 
1960s: Sue-Ellen, a Savannah socialite whose Southern upbringing dictates she turn a blind eye to her powerful father’s and congressman husband’s character flaws, until a catastrophic event shatters her world and renders her acceptance intolerable.
 
1990s: Jeannette, a successful investment banker, resides in an affluent Connecticut town with her artist husband and teenage daughter. They lead a normal suburban life until blindsided by a happening that turns their lives upside down and sets off a series of life altering events. Will the family come together or dissolve?
 
2000s: Nina, born to a 9/11 widow, and raised by a loving family in Brooklyn, works her way to Broadway stardom, but suffers much loss throughout her life. How does she handle the disappointments and twists and turns? What becomes of her after she retires from the stage? Will she discover an important piece of life’s puzzle that eluded the others?
 
Four women, living in various times, with very different lifestyles. What connects them?
 
Follow Tanna, Sue-Ellen, Jeannette, and Nina on their unique journeys as they navigate through their fated ordeals. Will they survive?