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Wench (Paperback)

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    In 1850s Tennessee, 13-year-old slave named Lizzie is taken on by the plantation owner as a sexual mistress, a practice common to the time. Lizzie`s master even takes her along with him to a spa resort in "free" Ohio when the Southern summer heat becom......more

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In 1850s Tennessee, 13-year-old slave named Lizzie is taken on by the plantation owner as a sexual mistress, a practice common to the time. Lizzie`s master even takes her along with him to a spa resort in "free" Ohio when the Southern summer heat becomes too much to bear. There, Lizzie meets two other young black women caught in a similar form of bondage, and the three begin considering a break for freedom--an act that would mean abandoning everything in their life they know as home. A disturbing and engrossing historical novel, WENCH addresses many of the unspoken complexities and bizarre social permutations brought about by the atrocity of slavery.

Author:
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
ISBN:
9780061706561
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
294
Publish Date:
01/25/2011
Publisher:
Amistad Pr
Language:
English

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  • Wench

    My book club read this book. We gave it a 4.0. It was a good and easy read!

    • How did the image on site compare with the actual product? on point!
    • How accurate was the on site description of the product? very good
    • Please tell us about the quality of the product. excellent congition
  • Liked this book lots.

    This book had sadness, happiness and hope. It told of unspoken horrible things that took place on and outside of a plantation around the 1850's. It touched upon the personal feelings of four women. The story was fiction but you really loved the main characters and it felt real.

    • Did the image onsite match the product? Did not know what to expect by the cover.
    • Did the description onsite accurately describe the product? Yes
    • How is the quality of the product? Good
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  • In her debut, Perkins-Valdez eloquently plunges into a dark period of American history, chronicling the lives of four slave women-Lizzie, Reenie, Sweet and Mawu-who are their masters' mistresses. The women meet when their owners vacation at the same summer resort in Ohio. There, they see free blacks for the first time and hear rumors of abolition, sparking their own desires to be free. For everyone but Lizzie, that is, who believes she is really in love with her master, and he with her. An extended flashback in the middle of the novel delves into Lizzie's life and vividly explores the complicated psychological dynamic between master and slave. Jumping back to the final summer in Ohio, the women all have a decision to make-will they run? Heart-wrenching, intriguing, original and suspenseful, this novel showcases Perkins-Valdez's ability to bring the unfortunate past to life. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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