Yellow wife: a novel
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2021
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Born on a plantation but set apart from the others by her mother's position as a medicine woman, a young slave is forced to leave home at eighteen and unexpectedly finds herself in an infamously cruel jail.
Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthday. Instead she finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil's Half-Acre, a jail where slaves are broken, tortured, and sold every day. Forced to become the mistress of the brutal man who owns the jail, Pheby's survival lies in outwitting him-- even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. -- adapted from jacket
Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthday. Instead she finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil's Half-Acre, a jail where slaves are broken, tortured, and sold every day. Forced to become the mistress of the brutal man who owns the jail, Pheby's survival lies in outwitting him-- even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice. -- adapted from jacket
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African Americans
African Americans -- Virginia -- Fiction
Charles City (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Coming of age
Historical fiction
History
Plantation life
Plantation life -- Virginia -- Fiction
Prisons
Prisons -- Virginia -- History -- Fiction
Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Slavery
Slavery -- Virginia -- Fiction
Virginia -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Women slaves
Women slaves -- Fiction
African Americans -- Virginia -- Fiction
Charles City (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Coming of age
Historical fiction
History
Plantation life
Plantation life -- Virginia -- Fiction
Prisons
Prisons -- Virginia -- History -- Fiction
Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Slavery
Slavery -- Virginia -- Fiction
Virginia -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Women slaves
Women slaves -- Fiction
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Historical fiction
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Women slaves -- Fiction
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Historical fiction
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Prisons -- Virginia -- History -- Fiction
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Slavery -- Virginia -- Fiction
Virginia -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Women slaves -- Fiction
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Prisons
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Women slaves
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