In Mississippi in the 1800s two men fall in love. One man a slave and the other his potential master. As their love blooms Lennox and Caleb learn to carefully navigate their love. Due to the unforeseen design of slavery (even though it is forbidden) their families develop a connection, a dependency, a contorted love for one another. As the horror and cruelty of slavery consumes their lives, events take place that further complicate their connection that not only deepens their divide but binds them closer together as they struggle to coexistence in the American south of slavery. Living in the irony that is the braided tapestry of master and slavery, both families must learn to accept or not to accept their bond and the love that exists between their sons.
