Reviews
A fire in her soul
by Dawn Goldsmith
This historical novel, based upon a court case in nineteenth-century Alabama, invites readers inside the plantation, the wealth, the family, the relationships.
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A story of rebellion and a testament to the human heart
by Lily Azerad-Goldman
The Wedding Gift is a powerful tale of bondage, slavery, cruelty and ultimately freedom. Ms. Bodden’s storytelling abilities are effectively illustrated, as she transports her readers to an early 19th Century Alabama cotton plantation where slavery was considered to be the norm. Interwoven into her tale is the abolitionist movement that was in direct opposition to the preservation of slavery.
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Worlds intersect in this historical fiction
by professional writer, Lee Leffler
In this historical novel, I discovered that the worlds of the wealthy plantation families and their impoverished slaves could collide and intersect to weave a complex and interdependent tapestry. Having been schooled in another country with just one year of American History studies, I had thought that interaction between plantation owners and their slaves was limited. This novel, based on a real court case, opened my eyes.
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A story of complex relationships among enslaved people and the people who hold them
by Meredith Sue Willis
Marlen Suyapa Bodden's new book THE WEDDING GIFT is the story of complex relationships among enslaved people and the people who hold them in bondage during the decade before the Civil War.
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Straight-forward rendering of two women's tales
