February 2022 Book of the Month: Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Our February BOTM is Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez and I’m excited to announce that she will be joining us for the chat on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 7pm EST! We hope to see you there!
Book Synopsis: 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 with their enslaved black mistresses. It’s their open secret. Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at the resort, building strong friendships over the years. But when Mawu, as fearless as she is assured, comes along and starts talking of running away, things change. To run is to leave everything behind, and for some it also means escaping from the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. When a fire on the resort sets off a string of tragedies, the women of Tawawa House soon learn that triumph and dehumanization are inseparable and that love exists even in the most inhuman, brutal of circumstances—all while they bear witness to the end of an era.
