World War II. A small Texas town. A precocious Black girl struggles with guilt over her brother’s death and is poised to take over the small empire her activist father has amassed. Burdened by legacy and guilt, she feels buried alive, as if her life is happening without her, until faced with a question only she can answer: continue to risk her life in the fight for Civil Rights, or escape to Paris to live a life she’s always dreamed of? Returning the Bones explores the question: How do you choose between your country, your people, and yourself? … and brings you on a journey of many miles, perspectives, and epiphanies. The author was Inspired by actual events in her aunt’s life in this historical novel.