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The Wedding Gift Marlen Suyapa Bodden

The Wedding Gift By Marlen Suyapa Bodden

The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden


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Summary

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.

The Wedding Gift Summary

The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Set in the Deep South pre Gone with the Wind and the Civil War, The Wedding Gift is a compelling and powerful story of two sisters with two very different destinies.

What if, on your wedding day, you were given your sister - as your 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.

When Sarah decides her future lies outside the plantation, it sets in motion a series of events that will have devastating consequences for them both.

The Wedding Gift Reviews

Bodden's absorbing page-turner maintains its suspense right up to the final pages, when there's one last surprise for those hoping for a happy ending. * Sunday Express *
A powerful and engaging tale of slavery, passion and the quest for freedom. * www.candis.co.uk *
Stunning debut...Bodden weaves a page-turning tangled web of misogyny, greed, scandal and violence in this powerful story about races colliding against the backdrop of America's darkest era. * Publisher's Weekly starred review *
As educational as it is compelling...Bodden writes with delicacy...An inspiring read for historical fiction fans, especially those who like strong female narrators. * Booklist *
Sure to become 2013's sleeper hit... * Ebony Magazine *

About Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Marlen Bodden is a lawyer in New York City. She has more than two decades' experience representing poor people and low-wage and immigrant workers, many of whom are severely underpaid, if paid at all. She drew on her knowledge of modern and historical slavery, human trafficking, and human rights abuses to write The Wedding Gift, her first novel. Marlen is a graduate of New York University School of Law and Tufts University. Visit her website at: www.marlenbodden.com for the history behind The Wedding Gift in photographs, illustrations, maps, and a bibliography.

Additional information

GOR005406549
9780099579984
0099579987
The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cornerstone
2014-06-19
416
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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