Night wherever we go
Peyton, Tracey Rose2023
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On a struggling Texas plantation, six enslaved women slip from their sleeping quarters and gather in the woods under the cover of night. The Lucys - as they call the plantation owners, after Lucifer himself - have decided to turn around the farm's bleak financial prospects by making the women bear children. They have hired a 'stockman' to impregnate them. But the women are determined to protect themselves. Now, each of the six faces a choice. Nan, the doctoring woman, has brought a sack of cotton root clippings that can stave off children when chewed daily. If they all take part, the Lucys may give up and send the stockman away. But a pregnancy for any of them will only encourage the Lucys further. And should their plan be discovered, the consequences will be severe.
Main title:
Night wherever we go / Tracey Rose Peyton.
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Imprint:
London : The Borough Press, 2023.London : The Borough Press, 2023.
Collation:
400 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780008532840 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2763186