Carter Schwonke

Burnt Pot Island

Fiction

“In the haunting coastal waters and marshes of early twentieth-century Georgia are the beautiful but devastating voices and perspectives of three generations of slave descendants. Told with a deep understanding of the region’s natural beauty and dark legacy, Burnt Pot Island weaves together the Geechee struggle. Opportunities are scarce, degrading, or dangerous, and progress is slow, yet on every atmospheric page, the characters’ resiliency and certainty propels and shapes their success story.”