The Last Carolina Girl

Fourteen-year-old Leah Payne’s life in coastal Carolina is carefree, filled with her love for nature and her father. But when an accident takes his life, Leah is torn from her home and thrust into a family hiding dark secrets. Forced into servitude, she becomes entangled in a moment of violence that exposes the state's painful history of eugenics. The Last Carolina Girl is a poignant tale of resilience, autonomy, and the fight for one girl’s future in a world that seeks to control her spirit.