Trapped in a cruel marriage to a powerful, lustful, and elderly planter, Royall Perralt, lovely Maria McClintock finds hope and true love in the arms of handsome seafarer Alexander Barron. Original.
Susannah Leigh was born in Minneapolis and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota she moved on to New York City, where she worked at a variety of jobs and appeared in many off-Broadway productions. She stayed in New York for twelve years and then left for a year of traveling to such spots as Morocco, Nepal, and Afghanistan.
Ms. Leigh is currently living in West Los Angeles, where she spends her non-writing time indulging her interests in reading, travel, history, and lying in the sun.