1600s
17th century
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american historical fiction
Author_Princess Joy L. Perry
black women
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colonial america
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forthcoming
indentured servant
multiple perspectives
multiple pov
novels about family
self-liberate
slave life
slaves
Product details
- ISBN 9781324130512
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 25 Aug 2026
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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“A luscious storyteller, Princess Joy L. Perry brings to light the profound moral and emotional dilemmas her characters face, making the reader feel the weight of their impossible choices and everyday courage. A fierce and luminous debut.” —Sheri Reynolds, author of The Rapture of Canaan and The Tender Grave
Three people—two enslaved, one indentured—living beside each other, struggling against their circumstances, trying to bend destiny.
Three people—two enslaved, one indentured—living beside each other, struggling against their circumstances, trying to bend destiny.
Princess Joy L. Perry is the recipient of a Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship and a winner of a Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award. Her short stories have appeared in All About Skin, African American Review, and Kweli Journal. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia.
