Dolen Perkins-Valdez

• Jan-2010
• / Literary
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wench 'Wench n. from Middle English "wenchel," 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child. Situated in Ohio, a free territory before the Civil War, Tawawa House is an idyllic retreat for Southern white men who vacation there every summer wi...

• Jun-2015
• / Historical
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The New York Times bestselling author of "Wench" returns to the Civil War era to explore the next chapter of history -- the trauma of the War and the end of slavery -- in this powerful story of love and healing about three people who struggle to over...

• Apr-2022
• / Women's Fiction
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Winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction“Deeply empathetic yet unflinching in its gaze…an unforgettable exploration of responsibility and redemption.” -- Celeste Ng Inspired by true events that rocked the nat...

• Apr-2025
• / Women's Fiction
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A woman learns the astonishing truth of her family’s ties to a vanished American Kingdom in this riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand.Nikki hasn’t seen her grandmother in years, ...