When prestigious
plantation owner Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa’s hand in
marriage, she takes with her a gift: Sarah—her slave and her
half-sister. Raised by an educated mother, Clarissa is not a proper
southern belle she appears to be with ambitions of loving who she
chooses and Sarah equally hides behind the facade of being a docile
house slave as she plots to escape. Both women bring these tumultuous
secrets and desires with them to their new home, igniting events that
spiral into a tale beyond what you ever imagined possible and it will
leave you enraptured until the very end.
I loved the fact that this is based on a true story. I read a review by
Tom Wolfe that stated that “the reader should make any plans for the
rest of the day….” and he was right about that.
After I got through the
first two chapters I could not put the book down. I had a few appointments
the day I started reading The Wedding Gift and I would arrive a little
early so I could get some more of this story read. I loved this book
that much. I was able to completely read this book in about six and a half hours.
I
love how the story unfolded and how each chapter was labeled as to
whose point of view we were looking through. Although this is Marlen Suyapa Bodden’s first novel I think I would love to read other books by her;
I believe she did a wonderful job on this book and I think she will write
other wonderful stories as well. I can’t wait to see what type of book
she puts out next. I give this book and this author an “A+.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Tiffany
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