Elaine Blick: 2 books

Miranda is a black ex-slave, now the owner of a sugar plantation in Jamaica in the late eighteenth century. Her battle to overcome prejudice and to raise the status of African slaves by teaching them to read and write makes compelling reading. Her personal struggle with an overseer who preys on black women to satisfy his sexual appetite has far-reaching consequences.

The pampered daughter of a wealthy man, Alice, appears to have everything—beauty, wealth, and background. She is pursued by several men, but marriage is not enough to satisfy Alice’s longing for a sense of purpose in her life. She looks for this in nursing, but living in an all-female environment...