Publisher's Synopsis
The House Behind The Cedars is a novel written by Charles W. Chesnutt. The story is set in the South during the late 19th century and follows the lives of two siblings, Rena and John Walden. Rena, who is light-skinned and can pass as white, decides to leave her family and move to a new town where she can live as a white woman. She changes her name to Laura and starts a new life with a wealthy white family. John, on the other hand, stays behind and becomes a successful lawyer. When Laura falls in love with a white man, she is forced to reveal her true identity and confront the racial prejudices of the time. The House Behind The Cedars explores themes of race, identity, and the complexities of family relationships in a time of segregation and discrimination.""That, my dear Rowena, is my good friend and client, George Tryon, of North Carolina. If he had been a stranger, I should have said that he took a liberty; but as things stand, we ought to regard it as a compliment. The incident is quite in accord with the customs of chivalry. If George were but masked and you were veiled, we should have a romantic situation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
