Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
Yellow Wife tells the story of an enslaved woman, Pheby Brown, who lives in one of Virginia's most dreadful slave jails. Though she was promised freedom at the age of 18, she quickly discovers that promises are not kept when you are a slave. This book, which details her fight for freedom, incorporates elements from the true story of Robert Lumpkin, one of the South's most brutal slave traders. It has already drawn comparisons to Solomon Northup's 12 Years a Slave and Dolen Perkins-Wench, Valdez's making it a must-read that could become one of America's favorite novels.
NPR and the Christian Science Monitor named it a Best Book of 2021. "A fully immersive, intricately crafted story inspired by historical events". Sadeqa Johnson has created a woman in Pheby whose struggle to survive and protect those she cares about will have readers turning the pages as fast as their fingers can fly. "It's simply enthralling". —Lisa Wingate, Before We Were Yours, #1 New York Times bestselling author This harrowing story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in Virginia's most infamous slave jail, which New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom calls "wholly engrossing".
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