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Sherley A. Williams' highly acclaimed historical novel details two women's fierce strength of will and an unlikely bond despite racial barriers in the pre-civil war south
"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."--Toni Morrison
In 1829, in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman helped lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. She was sentenced to death, but her hanging was delayed until after the birth of her baby. In North Carolina in 1830, a white woman living on an isolated farm was reported to have given sanctuary to runaway slaves. In Dessa Rose, Sherley A. Williams asks the question: "What if these two women met?"
From there the story unfolds: two strong women, one black, one white, form a forbidden and ambivalent alliance; a bold scheme is hatched to win freedom; trust is slowly extended and cautiously accepted as the two women unite and discover greater strength together than alone. United by fate but divided by prejudice, these two women are locked in a thrilling battle for freedom, sisterhood, friendship, and love.
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"A powerful story. . . . Emotionally affecting and totally unforgettable."--New York Times
"Extraordinary. . . . These two women achieve one of the most intricate and ambivalent relationships in contemporary fiction."--Los Angeles Times
"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."--Toni Morrison
"A deep, rich, compelling work. . . . I am astonished, moved, and delighted with the language, the thought, the obvious collaboration of the ancestors and the love I read on these pages."--Alice Walker
"Destined to become a modern classic."--Chicago Tribune
"Absorbing...Deeply true and brilliantly imagined."--Newsday
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"Extraordinary. . . . These two women achieve one of the most intricate and ambivalent relationships in contemporary fiction."--Los Angeles Times
"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."--Toni Morrison
"A deep, rich, compelling work. . . . I am astonished, moved, and delighted with the language, the thought, the obvious collaboration of the ancestors and the love I read on these pages."--Alice Walker
"Destined to become a modern classic."--Chicago Tribune
"Absorbing...Deeply true and brilliantly imagined."--Newsday
* An unforgettable novel about friendship across the racial divide.
* To be reissued with new jacket in the Virago Modern Classics.
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- PublisherHarper Perennial
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0062011251
- ISBN 13 9780062011251
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages254
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