Wench

Description

Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. A stunning debut novel, Wench marks author Perkins-Valdez–previously a finalist for the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Short Fiction Prize–as a writer destined for greatness.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Published: 02/01/2011
Publisher: Amistad Press
ISBN: 9780061706561
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 0.90″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.20″ W

About the Author
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen: –

Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Wench. In 2011 she was a finalist for two NAACP Image Awards and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction. She was also awarded the First Novelist Award by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She lives in Washington, D.C. @Dolen / dolenperkinsvaldez.com