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Fox Creek : A Novel - M. E. Torrey

Fox Creek

A Novel

By: M. E. Torrey

Hardcover | 1 September 2025

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The year is 1843 when six-year-old Monette, the pampered and beloved daughter of a French Creole sugar planter, is taken to New Orleans and sold into slavery. Sold along with her is Cyrus, a boy big for his age, torn from his mother without a chance to say goodbye.

Together they go to Fox Creek Plantation in "English" Louisiana, home to the Jensey family. While Cyrus is sent to the fields, Monette becomes the childhood playmate of Kate, the planter's daughter, and catches the eye of Breck, the planter's son. It's easier and safer for Monette to pretend life is normal. That she belongs. To forget her past, even to forget Cyrus, whom she'd loved. But as the years pass, it becomes clear that children of color do not belong in the world of the white elite-at least, not as equals. The brutality and powerlessness of slavery begin to take their toll upon Monette.

Who is she now? Who will protect her? And who is that big boy from the fields who keeps pestering her?

Fox Creek is a powerful novel set during one of the most turbulent times in American history. It is a story of race, privilege, the battle of wills, and the denial of freedom. But most of all, it is a story of love, a love that transcends all that threatens to tear it apart.

Industry Reviews

"A rich, engrossing tale about the antebellum South that delivers indelible characters."Kirkus Reviews, starred

". . . gorgeously written and emotionally harrowing . . . " - Jessica Fahey, San Francisco Book Review

"Torrey gives voice to the silenced, and she does it with compassion, skill, and a clear sense of moral responsibility." - Kristi Elizabeth, Chicago Book Review

"Riveting."Foreword Clarion Reviews

"Exceptional." - Kathryn Dare, Los Angeles Book Review

"Torrey reconstructs the antebellum South with both archival precision and literary elegance." - Faith Williams, Seattle Book Review

"A searing portrait of Antebellum life . . . " - Kyle Eaton, San Diego Book Review

". . . a sprawling novel . . . with moving humanity and depth." Blue Ink Review

"Torrey is a powerful writer . . . " Jo Niederhoff, Tulsa Book Review

". . . I loved the deep lore in Fox Creek. The dialogue is catchy, the atmosphere thick with a sense of impending doom, and the characters unforgettable. You'll turn the last page wanting more, despairing that it finished. Highly recommended." - Madeeha, Book Nerdection, A "Nerdection Must Read" Selection

"I turned the last page with a lump in my throat and a renewed sense of reverence for the power of historical fiction to awaken both the heart and mind." - Samantha Olsen, Manhattan Book Review

"An unforgettable book that will linger with the reader well after its conclusion." Philip Zozzaro, Portland Book Review

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