Wench: A Novel

Wench: A Novel

<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Wench </em>by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Wench </em>combines the narrative allure of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><em>Cane</em></st1:PlaceName><em> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></em></st1:place> by Lal<span class=ptbrand>ita Tademy</span><span class=binding> </span>and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s <em>The Known World </em><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">as it tells the story of </span>four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. A stunning debut novel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Wench</em> marks author Perkins-Valdez—previously a finalist for the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Short Fiction<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt"> </span>Prize—as a writer destined for greatness.</p>