The Right-Hand Shore

The Right-Hand Shore (2012) by Christopher Tilghman. The Mason family estate, the Retreat, is the central character in this exploration of the place in American history of race relations. In the novel, perhaps the main human characters are Thomas and Beal, a white boy and a black girl who grow up together and fall in love. Their love is, of course, forbidden, and much of the book is taken up with the sturm und drang of the figuring out of what can be done about them. Of course to the reader it is obvious that they must be together, and to be together they must flee, and that's what eventually comes about. I felt the book was a good read, and there was much in it of interest, so perhaps other readers will enjoy it. I found it to be a quality book that was not much fun to read. Grade: B