Yellow wife : a novel / Sadeqa Johnson.
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- 1 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System.
Current holds
1 current hold with 7 total copies.
Summary:
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 jacketView other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Public Library | FIC Johnson (Text) | 30001000322729 | Adult Fiction | Book | None | 02/04/2021 | Checked out | 04/28/2021 |
| Grant County Library | AF JOHNSON (Text) | 37845000545736 | Adult Fiction | Book | System_Only_6months | 02/03/2021 | Available | - |
| Hood River County Library | FIC JOHNSON (Text) | 33892100720516 | Adult New Books | Book | None | 02/10/2021 | Checked out | 04/14/2021 |
| Joseph Public Library | F JOH (Text) | 30002000261479 | Adult Fiction | Book | Branch_Only_2months | 02/02/2021 | In transit | - |
| Milton-Freewater Public Library | FIC Johns (Text) | 37862000473413 | NEW ADULT BOOKS | Book | Branch_Only_3months | 02/22/2021 | Checked out | 04/26/2021 |
| OTLD Irrigon Branch | LP F JOH (Text) | 37818000381576 | Large Print | None | 03/04/2021 | In process | - | |
| Pendleton Public Library | F JOHNS (Text) | 37801000674562 | Adult Fiction | Book | None | 02/11/2021 | In transit | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982149109
- ISBN: 1982149108
- Physical Description: 278 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 275). |
| Summary, etc.: | 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 jacket |
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| Subject: | Women slaves > Fiction. Slavery > Virginia > Fiction. African Americans > Virginia > Fiction. Plantation life > Virginia > Fiction. Prisons > Virginia > History > Fiction. Virginia > History > 19th century > Fiction. Charles City (Va.) > History > 19th century > Fiction. Richmond (Va.) > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
