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Yellow Wife
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
In the tradition of Wrench and Twelve Years a Slave, this harrowing yet utterly unputdownable story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.
Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Brown was promised her freedom on her eighteenth birthday. But when her birthday finally comes around, instead of the idyllic life she was hoping for with her true love, 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 faces the ultimate sacrifice to protect her heart in this powerful, gripping and heartbreaking story of one slave's fight for freedom.
A completely transfixing pause-resister about love in the face of darkness, hope in a world of hate, and the heart-wrenching price of survival. Perfect for fans of The Help and The Forest of Vanishing Stars.
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- katieC.
- 02-06-24
Poignant and powerful
This is a beautifully written story of survival in the American slave era. Be prepared for brutal images of the treatment and degradation of black slaves. But this powerful story with strong female character has a seem of hope, courage and survival running through its core. I really found depth in the story and would highly recommend it.
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Brilliant read
Would recommend I could not stop listening to this book. So sad what people put other humans through.
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- paul
- 21-09-23
Brilliant
This book brought home how brutal life as a slave was. These poor women having no choice over their bodies and children
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- Rita D.
- 18-09-23
Slavery
Enjoyed the storyline, it brings home just how brutal life was to slaves, disturbing and sad, inside was the story of resilience, and strengh, narration was just right and believable. Worth reading
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- Anonymous User
- 14-02-24
I just disappeared into the story
I had a visceral reaction to the story. It was very engaging and I could see in my mind’s eye the characters and their actions.
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