Yellow Crocus
By: Laila Ibrahim
Genre: Historical Fiction, Chick-Lit
Published Dec 2010
Pages: 238
Publisher: Flaming Chalice PressPublished Dec 2010
Pages: 238
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Summary: "Mattie was never
truly mine. That knowledge must have filled me as quickly and surely as
the milk from her breasts. Although my family ‘owned’ her, although she
occupied the center of my universe, her deepest affections lay
elsewhere. So along with the comfort of her came the fear that I would
lose her some day. This is our story...
So begins Lisbeth Wainwright’s compelling tale of coming-of-age in antebellum Virginia. Born to white plantation owners but raised by her enslaved black wet nurse, Mattie, Lisbeth’s childhood unfolds on the line between two very different worlds.
So begins Lisbeth Wainwright’s compelling tale of coming-of-age in antebellum Virginia. Born to white plantation owners but raised by her enslaved black wet nurse, Mattie, Lisbeth’s childhood unfolds on the line between two very different worlds.
