{"product_id":"wench-9780061706561","title":"Wench","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWench \u003c\/em\u003eby Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, \u003cem\u003eWench \u003c\/em\u003ecombines the narrative allure of \u003cem\u003eCane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e River\u003c\/em\u003e by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones's \u003cem\u003eThe Known World \u003c\/em\u003eas it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. A stunning debut novel, \u003cem\u003eWench\u003c\/em\u003e marks author Perkins-Valdez--previously a finalist for the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Short Fiction Prize--as a writer destined for greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerkins-Valdez, Dolen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDolen Perkins-Valdez is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling novel \u003cem\u003eWench\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2011 she was a finalist for two NAACP Image Awards and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction. She was also awarded the First Novelist Award by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She lives in Washington, D.C. @Dolen \/ dolenperkinsvaldez.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644434190610,"sku":"9780061706561","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_823855d5-eba4-4c1e-83d1-9d1e10a1b441.jpg?v=1733110104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wench-9780061706561","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}