Connie A. (jazzysmom) - , reviewed on 5/26/2011 + 907 more book reviews

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When i look at the cover of this book i see what i am sure is a lovely women reading a book---now take away the book and put her in rags because she can not read and she now wears seed cloth, but her heart is still lovely. I really don't know the words to use to describe this novel without making it sound awful, because it was a very eye opening and wonderful read, at my age of 61 and i have not been sheltered, life at this time for slaves has never been told to me just so bluntly. I am just sitting here finished with this beautiful first novel by this author, with tears. I am thinking how wrong, how sad and how appalling, what nerve the "owners?" of a human life had. How ignorant and uncaring for life as to split families and deny children of their parents, considering these slaves as no better than a work horse whom they gave more care. I don't know what to say about the "use" of women. Never has anything touched me so, like a punch in the stomach from the first page. I reccommend this book to anyone who is interested in the life of a slave, especially women slaves. You will truely be enlightened. It is a profound read, well written.

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