A Million Nightingales
Author | : Susan Straight |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2008-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307488268 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307488268 |
Rating | : 4/5 (268 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Million Nightingales written by Susan Straight and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom.Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, A Million Nightingales portrays Moinette’s experience–and the treacherous world she must navigate–with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.