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Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson
Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson | Nancy Peacock
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For fans of Cold Mountain and The Invention of Wings comes "a magnificent, immersive, breathtaking work of historical fiction" (Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author) that follows the epic journey of a slave-turned-Comanche warrior who travels from the brutality of a New Orleans sugar cane plantation to the indomitable frontier of untamed Texas, searching not only for the woman he loves but also for his own identity. I have been to hangings before, but never my own. Sitting in a jail cell on the eve of his hanging, April 1, 1875, freedman Persimmon "Persy" Wilson wants to leave a record of the truth--his truth. He may be guilty, but not of what he stands accused: the kidnapping and rape of his former master's wife. In 1860, Persy had been sold to Sweetmore, a Louisiana sugar plantation, alongside a striking house slave named Chloe. Their deep and instant connection fueled a love affair and inspired plans to escape their owner, Master Wilson, who claimed Chloe as his concubine. But on the eve of the Union Army's attack on New Orleans, Wilson shot Persy, leaving him for dead, and fled with Chloe and his other slaves to Texas. So began Persy's journey across the frontier, determined to reunite with his lost love. Along the way, the Comanche captured him and his only chance of survival was to prove himself capable of becoming a warrior. His odyssey of warfare, heartbreak, unlikely friendships, and newfound family would change the very core of his identity and teach him the meaning and the price of freedom. From the author of the New York Times Notable Book Life Without Water, The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson is a sweeping love story that "is as deeply moving and exciting an American saga as has ever been penned" (Lee Smith, author of Dimestore).
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PictureandBook
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A truthful and fairly unvarnished look at slavery; but had to read it slowly.

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post! This is an adventure Western romance, or something as rip-roaring, lol. 1875: Drunken Bride, TX. Ex-slave, PW, awaits his hanging for murdering his ex-master. So he writes his story. A Louisiana sugar plantation to a TX frontier ranch to Comanche villages. All the while, he has one goal: to find Chloe, a light-skinned house slave. When he finds her, she's passing for white...& his ex-master's wife. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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