Wench
Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral...
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Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. A stunning debut novel, Wench marks author Perkins-Valdez—previously a finalist for the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Short Fiction Prize—as a writer destined for greatness.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061706547 (006170654X)
Publish date: January 5th 2010
Publisher: Amistad
Pages no: 294
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
African American,
Southern,
Womens
Tried to read this. A little hard to read due to the content. It was very, very dark. It was written well but I just couldn't read it.
I think this was quite good and an interesting historical perspective of a resort that slaveowners took their "wenches" to.
A definitely disturbing and shocking read and yet it felt like the story was lacking any real depth. I believe there could have been so much more explored here, for instance Fran and Lizzie's relationship. The two women lived together for years and shared the same man and yet not much about Fran is ...
I hate hate hate.....love, love, love the ending!! This book is fantastic! I read it in about 4 hours! All I can say if you're not okay with honesty & controversy then you should not read this book. What I love is it shines a light on the untold story. Almost always you hear horror stories from slav...
Heartbreaking and beautiful story of four slave women who are brought to Ohio each summer as mistresses to their male owners. I have been reading books this month by African American authors in honor of Black History Month. Reading many books on the history of African Americans has hit me hard. O...
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