A Complicated Legacy

A Complicated Legacy is a riveting tale of personal transformation and courage in facing the tide of sweeping social change. It is based on the true story of Elijah Willis, a white South Carolina planter who never married, but fell in love and had a family with Amy Turner, one of his slaves. Elijah Willis fought family opposition, public opinion, and the law to free his family of choice and leave them his entire inheritance. In so doing, his and Amy's story becomes a microcosm of the human struggles that made the Civil War and the Abolition of Slavery both necessary and inevitable. Taking place in the decade leading up to the Civil War, it is written with a cinematic eye for atmosphere and setting, a linguist's ear for dialogue, and a historian's grasp of the powerful social forces and momentous events of the time. Set in rural South Carolina, Baltimore, and Cincinnati, this vivid saga weaves history and humanity in a compelling testimony to the power of relationships to shape our destinies, even a century and a half later. If movies and books like Twelve Years a Slave, Belle, The Butler, The Help, A Time to Kill, and Amistad have moved you, you'll love A Complicated Legacy.

Author: Robert H. Stucky
Publisher: Eastcliff Editions
Published: 05/23/2014
Pages: 762
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.52d
ISBN: 9780692218600

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author
Robert H. Stucky was born in Kentucky, and educated at Exeter and Yale, where he earned both a B.A. in Art and a Master of Divinity degree. A writer, artist, linguist, teacher and speaker, he lived for nearly a decade with an Indian Guru, was an Episcopal priest for sixteen years, and with Sadig A. Malki, a Muslim friend from Mecca, has collaborated in efforts to combat religious ignorance and intolerance. They presented their paper, Reductionsim, Globalization and Faith, to the parliamentarians and diplomats of the European Union at the European Parliament in Brussels in 2012. Recently retired as a Medical Interpreter at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, he continues to write and lecture on a wide range of topics. A child of the Civil Rights Era, and an avid student of history and the human spirit, Rob has spent a lifetime discovering and sharing connections that shed light on our common humanity.

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