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From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom. Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Madame Pelagie: Add a description of this character.
- Msieu Antoine
- Cephaline
- Fantine
- Moinette
- Sophia
- Madame Lescelles
- Herve Richard
- Etienne
- Tretite
- Jean-paul
- Marie-therese
- Marie-claire
- Gervaise
- Leonide
- Doctor Tom
- Madame Bordelon
- Mr. Jonah Greene
- Madame De La Rosiere
- David
- Fronie
- Mr. Mcadam
- Christophe
- Francine
- Firmin
- Julien Antoine
- Lafitte
- Auzenne
- Msieu De La Rosiere
- Lise
- Amanthe
- Michel
- Lemoyne
- Laurent
- Noemie
- Vidrine
- Bambara
- Opelousas
- Joseph
- Franz
- Msieu Bordelon
- Manuel
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan Straight (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0375423648
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Pantheon
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0375423648
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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