{"product_id":"yellow-wife-paperback","title":"Yellow Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSadeqa Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e--a 2023 Reese's Book Club Pick! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year by NPR and \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCalled \"wholly engrossing\" by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this \"fully immersive\" (Lisa Wingate, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e) story follows an enslaved woman forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother's position as the estate's medicine woman and cherished by the Master's sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe'd been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love, Essex Henry, Pheby is forced to leave the only home she has ever known. She unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous Devil's Half Acre, a jail in Richmond, Virginia, where the enslaved are broken, tortured, and sold every day. There, Pheby is exposed not just to her Jailer's cruelty but also to his contradictions. To survive, Pheby will have to outwit him, and she soon faces the ultimate sacrifice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadeqa Johnson is the award-winning author of four novels, including \u003ci\u003eYellow Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. Her accolades include the National Book Club Award, the Phillis Wheatley Book Award, and the USA Best Book Award for Best Fiction. She is a Kimbilio Fellow, former board member of the James River Writers, and a Tall Poppy Writer. Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and three children. To learn more, visit SadeqaJohnson.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767227285792,"sku":"9781982149116","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/075d6c27db9697e1f4f139a55ef886e8.webp?v=1780307027","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/yellow-wife-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}