Description
Set in 1850s Virginia, this gripping historical novel follows Pheby Delores Brown, an enslaved young woman whose dreams of freedom are shattered when she is sold to a notorious Richmond slave jail known as the Devil’s Half Acre. Forced to navigate a world of cruelty, exploitation, and impossible choices, Pheby draws on her intelligence, resilience, and fierce will to survive. Along the way, she confronts the devastating human cost of slavery while seeking agency, love, and a path toward liberation. Inspired by the lives of enslaved women and the historical realities of the antebellum South, the novel is a powerful portrait of courage and resistance.
Available Editions
audiobook
Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Published Jan 12, 2021
1 pages
ISBN: 9781797118833
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Details
First Published
2021
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson.