PerkinsValdez was inspired to write the novel after reading an autobiography of W.E.B. A deeply moving, beautifully written novel told from the heart. Listen Free to Wench: A Novel audiobook by Dolen Perkins-Valdez with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS. Wench A Novel is the 2010 debut novel of author Dolen PerkinsValdez.

“Readers entranced by The Help will be equally riveted by Wench. 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.Īn engaging, page-turning, and wholly original novel, Wench explores, with an unflinching eye, the moral complexities of slavery. 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. It tells the story of Tawana House, an American resort located in Ohio just before the Civil War. But when Mawu, as fearless as she is assured, comes along and starts talking of running away, things change. I thought Wench was an amazing debut novel. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at the resort, building strong friendships over the years. 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. from Middle English “wenchel,”1 a: a girl, maid, young woman a female child. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War.

Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s enchanting and unforgettable novel, based on little-known fact, combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. In his new book, Camera Girl, author Carl Anthony explores what Jackie Kennedy knew about her husbands infidelities as she entered their marriage Politics Writer - PEOPLE Twenty-nine years after.

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