Looking back to early 19th century Jamaica, this is a tale of the turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom that followed. July is a slave girl who lives upon a sugar plantation named Amity. She was there when the Baptist War raged in 1831, and she was also present when slavery was declared no more. From July's mama, Kitty, to her own son Thomas; from the people working the plantation land to the woman who owns it; July chronicles what befalls them all, and takes us on a journey through that time in the company of the people who lived it...