“A fabulously creative and daring historical novel. A deeply moving, beautifully written novel told from the heart.” - USA Today “Readers entranced by The Help will be equally riveted by Wench. “Perkins-Valdez manages to shed a poetic light on one of the ugliest chapters in American history.” - Essence Perkins-Valdez has woven a devastatingly beautiful account of a cruel past.” - People “A heartbreaker, full of understated tragedy and lyrical prose. “ memorable and engaging debut.” - Library Journal, Best Books of 2010 compulsive read.” - NPR.org, Book Club Pick
Writing with lyrical grace and a gift for plot development, Perkins-Valdez has produced an inspiring portrait of four brave women and the risks they take to change their lives.” - BookPage his remarkable novel skillfully dramatizes a dark chapter in American history. They don’t bother too much with questions of freedom, though the resort is situated in free territory-but when truth-telling Mawu comes to the resort and starts talking of running away, things change.Īn engaging, page-turning, and wholly original novel, Wench explores, with an unflinching eye, the moral complexities of slavery. They have become friends over the years as they reunite and share developments in their own lives and on their respective plantations. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at Tawawa House. And they provide more privacy, which best suits the needs of the Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their black, enslaved mistresses. The main building, with its luxurious finishes, is loftier than the white cottages that flank it, but then again, the smaller structures are better positioned to catch any breeze that may come off the pond. Situated in Ohio, this idyllic retreat is particularly nice in the summer when the Southern humidity is too much to bear. Tawawa House in many respects is like any other American resort before the Civil War.
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