Unwanted (English Edition)

Born a slave without lower leg bones, Melusina was only spared from an instant death because she reminded her Mistress of a mermaid. As a child, she was a living doll for her Mistress to dress up and then put down when she no longer wanted to play with her. Melusina quickly realized that a slave that couldn't work, would live a very short life, and set out to acquire enough value to warrant survival. This is the story of her painful journey to prove her worth to a cruel master in Western North Carolina, during the years leading up to the Civil War.