Wench - 9780061706561
Un libro in lingua di Perkins Dolen Valdez edito da Amistad Pr, 2011
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wench \'wench\ n. from Middle English ?wenchel,? 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child.
Situated in Ohio, a free territory before the Civil War, Tawawa House is an idyllic retreat for Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their enslaved black mistresses. It?s their open secret. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at the resort, building strong friendships over the years. But when Mawu, as fearless as she is assured, comes along and starts talking of running away, things change. To run is to leave everything behind, and for some it also means escaping from the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. When a fire on the resort sets off a string of tragedies, the women of Tawawa House soon learn that triumph and dehumanization are inseparable and that love exists even in the most inhuman, brutal of circumstances? all while they bear witness to the end of an era.
An engaging, page-turning, and wholly original novel, Wench explores, with an unflinching eye, the moral complexities of slavery.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Wench
- Sottotitolo: A Novel
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Perkins Dolen Valdez
- Editore: Amistad Pr
- Collana: Amistad Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 25 Gennaio '11
- Genere: FICTION
- Pagine: 294
- ISBN-10: 0061706566
- EAN-13: 9780061706561