FICTION

Wench

by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Amistad: HarperCollins. 2011. 290p. ISBN 9780061706561. pap. $14.99; ebk. ISBN 9780061966354. F

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In the 1850s, Tawawa House, an Ohio resort, became a popular summer destination for Southern slave owners and their enslaved mistresses. Four of the women develop a sisterly bond and confide in one another their deepest desire—freedom.

VERDICT Told with guts and grit, Perkins-Valdez's debut sheds light on the complex history of slavery in the United States. (LJ 12/09)

Reviewed by ALA RUSA-CODES Reading List Council Members , May 15, 2016

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