I honestly don't know what to say. First off I was given a copy of this wonderful book from net galley. "The Yellow Wife" is truly amazing. I had not idea that this sort of thing in the book aka "Slave Jails" actually existed. I can't even imagine the terror and horror those poor people saw and endured. Everyone needs to read this book! #netgalley

A first person narrative. A fully realized historical rendering of life as a slave and life on the plantation. Pheby Dolores Brown born to a mother ,a slave who was a gifted seamstress. Pheby could read,write and play the piano. Factors which would ease her life on the plantation until her mother died following a accident. Her mother gone she is sold and finds herself at the mercy of a man she only refers to as the Jailor. The jail they refer to was the way station in town where slaves were held until sold or died. The driving force of life with the Jailor were her children. It was enduring a better life for her children that gave her life meaning and purpose. Pheby is a force when needed as she learns to use the Jailor’s lust for her to make inroads to a better life for her children. It is raw . It is eye opening. It is worth every minute you can spare. Happy reading