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The Wedding Gift

The Wedding Gift

by Marlen Suyapa Bodden (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 416
 Edition: 1st
 Publisher: Century
Published: 09 May 2013
ISBN 10: 1780891016
ISBN 13: 9781780891019
Book Overview: 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.

Media 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 *
Author Bio
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. And follow her on Facebook and Twitter.