The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella Carter: A Novel

Nella May Carter, born enslaved in eighteenth-century Georgia, encounters Death itself and makes a bargain with him: in exchange for proving the ultimate goodness of the human race, she is granted the ability to live across centuries. Rather than fear Death, she sees him and negotiates directly. Convinced of humanity's will to survive and the glory of life even under impossible circumstances, Nella embarks on an epic journey across the globe and through time. Each incarnation brings new joys, losses, friendships, and heartbreaks. When she meets Sebastian Moore, a passionate professor, Nella reveals her secrets to him for the first time. Their connection awakens in her a longing for the mortality she has long escaped, and she struggles with the prospect of leaving this love behind. As Death continues to observe her journey, the question remains: has Nella's story reached its conclusion, or is another chapter beginning?