Yellow wife : a novel
Johnson, Sadeqa2021
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"Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother's position as the estate's medicine woman and cherished by the Master's sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world. She'd been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love, Essex Henry, Pheby is forced to leave the only home she has ever known. She unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil's Half Acre, a jail in Richmond, Virginia, where the enslaved are broken, tortured, and sold every day. There, Pheby is exposed not just to her Jailer's cruelty but also to his contradictions. To survive, Pheby will have to outwit him, and she soon faces the ultimate sacrifice"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Yellow wife : a novel / Sadeqa Johnson.
Author:
Johnson, Sadeqa, author
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2021.©2021
Collation:
277 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
"Book club favorites reader's guide"--Cover.Includes bibliographical references (page 275).
ISBN:
9781982149116 (pbk)9781982149116
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3610.O3758
Language:
English
Subject:
Women slaves -- FictionSlavery -- Virginia -- FictionAfrican Americans -- Virginia -- FictionPlantation life -- Virginia -- FictionPrisons -- Virginia -- History -- FictionVirginia -- History -- 19th century -- FictionCharles City (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionRichmond (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- FictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
533779
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Library | Adult Fiction - General | JOHN | Available |