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The American daughters : a novel / Maurice Carlos Ruffin.

Summary:

"When Adebimpe is ten, she is sold with her mother Sanite to plantation owner John du Marche. He soon renames her Ady but Sanite never lets her daughter forget who she really is: a person who can read and write and understand numbers. Most importantly, Sanite reminds Ady that she must never reveal these abilities to a white person, especially not her true name. Tasked with maintaining du Marche's home in vibrant New Orleans, Ady takes in the city and starts to envision life beyond her dire circumstances. One day, she notices a beautiful stranger, radiant and poised with a colorful Tignon wrapped regally around her head. Ady realizes that she is a Free Woman. Inexplicably drawn to her, but not knowing who she is or what she does, Ady begins to search for answers"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593729397
  • ISBN: 0593729390
  • Physical Description: 285 pages : map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : One World, 2024.
Subject: Enslaved women > Fiction.
Freed persons > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Secret societies > Fiction.
Women spies > Fiction.
New Orleans (La.) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 20th century > Fiction.
United States > History > 1815-1861 > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Wasco County Service District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Southern Wasco County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Southern Wasco County Library RUFFIN (Text) 33892100864744 FICTION Available -

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