Cynara or Cindy, is the daughter of Planter, Gerald O'Hara, and his children's mammy. Cynara was born and raised on Cotton Farm outside of Atlanta. As a child, Cynara had to share her mother with Other, her half-sister. Cynara always felt that her mother gave more attention to Other and that she loved Other better. At the same time, Other's mother paid a great deal of attention to Cynara, giving her the love and affection she was not getting from her own mother and father.