As I started the book it was not particularly interesting at all to me, although I'm rather fond of period pieces. I continued on and soonlost interest when I realized that this book contained overt detailed descriptions of the acts between the female slave owner and her female slave.Naturally in any slave story there is expected to be reference to some kind of non consenting relationship in most cases. However,this book appeared to be going down the path of a Harlaqin Love Novel in it's detail of such acts and that is not what I was looking for in a period piece at all. That aside the book does highlight a different aspect of slavery ownership, and the whole degrading and demoralizing institution of slavery and how it affects the minds of the oppressed.