Yellow wife
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2021.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc:
423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Status:
5 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Description
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 back cover
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Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Fiction
LP/FIC/JOHNSON
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Middlefield/Coe Adult Large Print
LP Johnson
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction Large Print
LTE F JOHNSON
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Wallingford Adult Large Print
LP JOHNSON
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West Haven Main Adult Large Print Fiction
LP FIC JOHNSON
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781643588261, 1643588265
Notes
General Note
Regular print version previously published by: 37 Ink, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references in "Author's note."
Description
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 back cover
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APA Citation (style guide)
Johnson, S. (2021). Yellow wife. Center Point Large Print edition. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Johnson, Sadeqa. 2021. Yellow Wife. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Johnson, Sadeqa, Yellow Wife. Center Point Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Johnson, Sadeqa. Yellow Wife. Center Point Large Print edition. Center Point Large Print, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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