Dessa Rose - Softcover

Williams, Sherley Anne

3.8

958 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688166431 ISBN 13: 9780688166434

Publisher: Avon A, 1999

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This acclaimed novel is based on two actual incidents: In 1829, in Kentucky, a pregnant black woman was sentenced to death for helping to lead an uprising of a group of slaves headed to the market for sale. 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," the author asks the question "What if these two women met?" From there the story unfolds. A compelling portrait of an unlikely bond between two strong women who defy racial barriers and discover greater strength together than alone, "Dessa Rose" is a deeply moving story of courage, friendship, and love.

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Review:

"Destined to become a modern classic." -- Chicago Tribune

"Absorbing.Deeply true and brilliantly imagined." -- Newsday

"A powerful story. . . . Emotionally affecting and totally unforgettable."--New York Times

"Destined to become a modern classic."--Chicago Tribune

"Absorbing...Deeply true and brilliantly imagined."--Newsday

"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

"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."--Toni Morrison

"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"

Book Description:

* An unforgettable novel about friendship across the racial divide.
* To be reissued with new jacket in the Virago Modern Classics.

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