The Wedding Gift
by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
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Pub Date 9 May 2013 | Archive Date 15 Jan 2014
Random House | Century
Description
Set in the Deep South pre Gone with the Wind and the Civil War,
The Wedding Gift is a compelling and powerful story of
slavery, abuse and passion.
What if, on your sister's wedding day, you were given to her – as her slave?
When wealthy plantation owner Cornelius Allen marries off his daughter Clarissa, he presents her with a wedding gift: a young slave woman called Sarah.
The two girls have grown up together but their lives could not have been more different. Clarissa is white and is used to a life of privilege and ease. Sarah is black and is used to a life of slavery and hard work.
Forbidden by law to leave the plantation, Sarah longs to be free – in mind and in body.
But when she decides her future lies away from Clarissa, she sets in motion a series of events that will have devastating consequences for them both.
What if, on your sister's wedding day, you were given to her – as her slave?
When wealthy plantation owner Cornelius Allen marries off his daughter Clarissa, he presents her with a wedding gift: a young slave woman called Sarah.
The two girls have grown up together but their lives could not have been more different. Clarissa is white and is used to a life of privilege and ease. Sarah is black and is used to a life of slavery and hard work.
Forbidden by law to leave the plantation, Sarah longs to be free – in mind and in body.
But when she decides her future lies away from Clarissa, she sets in motion a series of events that will have devastating consequences for them both.
A Note From the Publisher
UK edition - available for UK/ Commonwealth (excl Canada) requests
UK edition - available for UK/ Commonwealth (excl Canada) requests
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781780891019 |
PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |