Seventeen-year-old slave Josephine is a servant on a tobacco farm in Virginia with a secret interest in art. She plans to escape because she can no longer tolerate the whims of her landlady and, even worse, the harassment of her owner. Lina is an ambitious lawyer from modern New York, close to the artistic circles and working on an unprecedented lawsuit rooted in the distant past. Tara's novel Conklin is a story about a unique talent and a search for justice, at the center of which is the fate of two women, separated by a layer of time of more than a hundred years. “A harmonious interweaving of past and present, the destinies of two women connected by art and the desire to find justice.” Library Journal “ A compelling and deeply entertaining novel that you won't be able to put down." Chicago Tribune "In creating this book, Tara Conklin backed her professional savvy with serious historical research." New York Daily News "The best synonym for Tara Conklin's novel is 'exquisite.' He reminds us why holding a good book in our hands is one of the greatest pleasures." Essence" Draws you in from the very first chapter." Entertainment Weekly "A dramatic story with oppressive atmosphere and important historical details." Washington Post "That rare novel, where the changes in timelines and characters are really thought out to the smallest detail and make the book truly exciting." BookPage