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Brutal, heartbreaking, deeply unsettling, but also powerful & beautifully written. Pheby Delores Brown, born into slavery but raised with a degree of protection, believes she‘ll be granted freedom at 18. Instead, she‘s sent away from everything she‘s known. Her strength & determination to survive, her calculated defiance, her heartbreaking choices were devastating & unforgettable. I felt the weight and necessity of this story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❤️📚

such a dark part of history but a must read… #audiophile #readingoal #readinglife #womenshistorymonth

After reading the House of Eve, I jumped when I saw this book available as well. Another good story by Johnson although I felt like it ended abruptly. Everything was tied up in the epilogue but I wasn‘t expecting the epilogue to come when it did. It still does not detract from the story though and definitely recommend!

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I‘m so ready for sweater weather 🤎🍁🧡

Anyone read this one?!

Historically based on a slave trading jail in Richmond, Pheby Delores Brown is sold to the white jailer and becomes his yellow mistress. What a story. History teaches and needs to be remembered so it never happens again.

“A grateful heart served as a magnet for miracles.”
There is so much to unpack in this book, it was so heartbreaking to read everything everyone went through. Make sure to check for trigger warnings. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I loved the authors writing style.

Started this one today! I've read 1 chapter, and I think it's gonna be a fantastic book already.

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Two phenomenal heart-wrenching, emotional, page-turning books that I read back to back and would recommend everyone read! Easily my top reads for 2023!!

I liked that this was fiction ,but based on a real woman who lived on the Devil‘s Half Acre. Good audio too. Needed something different from all these #ToB books I‘ve been reading. 😃

Another historical fiction book that is so hard to read and digest but also so important. The story of a young slave girl in the South who must adapt to becoming a yellow wife while she does everything to protect her loved ones. The writing and the story wouldn't allow you to put the book down and it is extremely well researched. You can't help but connect with the characters. I can't fathom how humans are able to treat other humans in such a way.

Wow - thank you so much for such a thoughtful #JolabokaflodSwap ! It means the world to me that you went out of your way to find some nut free chocolate - and you can bet I'll be using the business card to order from the shop! Also - chocolate pretzels 😍!! I can't thank you enough @CuriousG - you've been more than kind with your package! I can't wait to dive into this book!

And thank you for organizing @MaleficentBookDragon 🙂

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It's been awhile since I did a #BookSpinBingo but I feel like getting back in the swing of it for July! Well see how I do. Currently reading Yellow Wife and The Paris Apartment

Cutting it close, I was not read for a new month! 😂 here is my #BookSpin list for July! @TheAromaofBooks

This is an amazing look into prior civil war in the South. How races crossed yet were still treated poorly. I really enjoyed the attention to detail and character development. I would definitely recommend this read.

This was such an incredible book. Pheby is promised her freedom on her 18th birthday. She‘s forced to leave the sheltered life she‘d been living and sent to the infamous Devils Half Acre. But Pheby is smart and she‘ll do what she must to survive. So powerful and at times a whole lot uncomfortable to realize just how brutal life was for the enslaved. Truly a book we should all read. #bookspin #mayreadinglist. @TheAromaofBooks

4.5 out of 5. A well written page turner! Some detailed harrowing scenes so check triggers before embarking on this reading journey.

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This was a great book if I do say so myself. Listening to the story and the narrator doing such a great job. I loved it, very well written and a book I would recommend.

This historical fiction was inspired by true events and people. Parts of it was really hard to read/listen to because of the violence and inhumanity, but it was well written and worth the read.

I couldn't put this one down. As I tried to put myself in Pheby's shoes several times throughout, I knew I would never be able to come close to understanding that level of hell. My favorite stories combine truth and fiction and according to the Author's Note, this story has blended the two into delicate terror perfectly. I really appreciate the finality to the story in the epilogue that ties into real history.

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“The amount of mint to mix with cow manure to make tea fur consumption.”
I can‘t even begin to imagine…This book is soul stirring and will sit with me.
Excerpt From: Johnson, Sadeqa. “A Novel.” Simon & Schuster, 2021-01-12. Apple Books.
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Inspired by a true event, the author will recreate a story of how would be the life of Mary Lumpkin, a mixed race woman, who had 5 children with Robert Lumpkin, known for his cruelty during his period in that jail between 1844 to 1865. The author provides references of these events and explains what motivated her to write this story. So sad and I know it was worse in the real time. Love the story and the writing style. 4⭐️

The story follows the story of a young woman who would go across any lengths to keep her children safe in the age of slavery

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Yellow Woman grabbed me from page 1 and didn't let go. A beautifully written and heartbreaking novel about American slavery. I shall never forget Pheby Delores Brown.

Book #1 2022 / Virginia

#gratefulharvest #yellow

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I love how Sadeqa Johnson read a sign on a historical marker on a nature trail and looked the couple up, then imagined this story based on that imagined life. How horrible to be a slave, and know your children‘s fates depended on preparing other slaves for the market. Pheby‘s story was rich and compelling. This historical novel shows a different view of plantation and slave life that‘s very detailed. Hard to read in places, but informative.

#86 of 2021. #juneholidayreads 6/20 #littenlisten #historicalfiction
Pheby was born to parents who were a slave and her master. She was treated a little bit better growing up due to this fact. After tragedy occurs, she is sent away from the plantation she grew up on and finds herself a common law wife. This is the story of what she endures to protect those she loves and hopefully be reunited with loved ones. This book was excellent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#curiouscovers #yellow

My next audiobook for #littenlisten .

It was a difficult to finish this. Not sure whether to feel pity or angry.

#GoodReads2021Challenge

Yellow Wife is set in pre-Civil War Virginia. Pheby is the daughter of a slave but has been promised freedom on her 18th birthday. As a result of a series of tragedies, Pheby finds herself witnessing evil in the form of her common law husband. Brutality is on full display. Racism, hate, culture, & colorism are revealed through Pheby's emotional tale. Truly one of the most incredible books I've read. Entirely worthy of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Add it to your TBR.

So I finally finished this book. It was a tough read to be honest and TBH 1 I don‘t normally read/enjoy historical fiction 2. I don‘t enjoy historical fiction set in slavery times. Despite this not being my normal genre I did enjoy this book. I could tell it was based on a true story and it was well written. The pacing at times was a bit off for me but overall it was good. Thankfully my cousins loves this genre and I will pass the book on to her.

I'm halfway through and simply LOVING this book. 💛

Time for my April Reading Wrap Up!

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Lots of action in this book about a slave wife to a slave jailer. I could only listen to it in batches. It was hard to listen to for too long. I really like how the author came to the story and what she did with it.

So good, be aware of triggers though! The only real problem I had was it felt too short! I want more. Not a bad problem to have 😁 I also recommend reading the author‘s notes at the end, she talks about her inspiration and research for the book.

A little outdoor reading today! Dogs playing in the yard while my heart gets ripped out of my chest. #readerlife

This was a real disappointment. The writing was graceful but this book lacked weight. After reading The Prophets (5 🌟) this was a let down. I would like to read some of this authors other work, but this was a miss for me. 2.5 🌟

This is why I love belonging to book clubs! I don‘t know if I would have wandered upon this gem if it hadn‘t been recommended.This is a story of a brave woman who made many important and decisions in order for her children to survive.The travesties that the slaves endured were difficult to read about.The author did a wonderful job of describing this horribly difficult time.Thank you again to the Sharon Virts Bookclub for this months selection.

The opening quote in Yellow Wife. It sure got me thinking...

This quote is in the introduction to the tagged book. Very powerful

Heartbreaking, powerful and a bluntly written novel. It made me gasp at times and I felt the pain of the main character. One of the best novels I‘ve ever read.

I finished this a few days ago on a work trip. It was such a good book...it hurt my heart, but so very good.