Novelist, Ahdaf Souief, discusses the merits of the Valerie Martin's (pictured) 2003 winning novel
Synopsis: Manon Gaudet is unhappily married to the owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation. She longs to be free of her suffocating domestic situation. As a wedding present, Manon is given a slave, Sarah. Amid all this, is rising slave unrest. And if the attacks reach Manon's house, where will Sarah's allegiances lie?
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Published by Abacus
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