In the Midst of Shame.

Hope opens up about her life as a Creole who dares to aspire for greatness on the restless island of St. James, a British colony. As she moves about in the shadow of Master Livingston, and under the watchful eyes of her servant, Angela, she fantasizes about becoming a planter in the lucrative sugar industry. Upon befriending Gloria Hanover, the most powerful woman on the island, the young woman becomes immersed into a world where seduction, cruelty and witchcraft were used as powerful means of dominance. In the midst of social upheaval and economic uncertainties, bitter hearts create room for revenge.