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English
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Tawawa House in many respects is like any other American resort before the Civil War. And they provide more privacy, which best suits the needs of the Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their black, enslaved mistresses. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at Tawawa House. They have become friends over the years as they reunite and share developments in their own lives and on their respective plantations. They don't bother too...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A story based on true events recreates a female slave's struggle for freedom in the decades before the Civil War as she is freed by her owner, kidnapped by slave catchers and returned to Virginia, and brings criminal charges against her kidnappers.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she's taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.
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