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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
539 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
Sitting in a jail cell on the eve of his hanging, April 1, 1875, freedman Persimmon "Persy" Wilson wants nothing more than to leave some record of the truth?his truth. He may be guilty, but not of what he stands accused: the kidnapping and rape of his former master?s wife. In 1860, Persy had been sold to Sweetmore, a Louisiana sugar plantation, alongside a striking, light-skinned house slave named Chloe. Their deep and instant connection fueled a...
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