by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
This story is told in two voices, one is that of the mistress of the Allen plantation, Theodora Allen, and the other is that of the slave, Sarah Campbell. This particular slave is the illegitimate child of the master, Cornelius Allen, and his slave and mistress, Emmeline.Just a child, Sarah does not...
This story is told in two voices, one is that of the mistress of the Allen plantation, Theodora Allen, and the other is that of the slave, Sarah Campbell. This particular slave is the illegitimate child of the master, Cornelius Allen, and his slave and mistress, Emmeline.Just a child, Sarah does not...
This review also appears in my blog at www.msleighmbooks.blogspot.comI received this book as an Advance Reader Edition, but I can't figure out from whom. There is no e-mail telling me I won a giveaway and no letter with the book-just the book. So, I will thank St. Martin's Press and the author for r...
Actual Rating: 3.5 Review can also be seen here on: http://twinjabookreviews.blogspot.com/p/our-reviews.html I received an *ARC in exchange for an honest review. If I'm being frank, Im very sensitive to the subject of slavery. It makes me uncomfortable to read about it, see it portrayed in me...
Poignant, heartbreaking, and unfortunately true. THE WEDDING GIFT is beautiful in the sense of how the story is told in the author's marvelous prose and flowing style, but ugly in the harshness, cruelty, and reality of the events. The characters will pull at your heart strings as you follow Emmeli...
A gently written novel that explores slavery in America's South from the perspective of both a female slave and her female master. You can read my full review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/08/13/slavery-through-womens-eyes/
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