“Too Much of the South in Her”: The tension between Indigo’s physical placement in the South and her spiritual connection with the universe

When readers pick up Sassafrass, Cypress, and Indigo, we are immediately confronted with claim that she has “too much of the South in her.” Even on this back cover, however, there is a tension between what that means in terms of physical location and spiritual connection. The book summarizes “Indigo, the youngest, is still a…