Dessa Rose - Softcover

"Destined to become a modern classic." -- Chicago Tribune

"Absorbing.Deeply true and brilliantly imagined." -- Newsday

"A powerful story. . . . Emotionally affecting and totally unforgettable."--New York Times

"Destined to become a modern classic."--Chicago Tribune

"Absorbing...Deeply true and brilliantly imagined."--Newsday

"A deep, rich, compelling work. . . . I am astonished, moved, and delighted with the language, the thought, the obvious collaboration of the ancestors and the love I read on these pages."--Alice Walker

"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."--Toni Morrison

"Extraordinary. . . . These two women achieve one of the most intricate and ambivalent relationships in contemporary fiction."--Los Angeles Times

Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative. --Toni Morrison"

A deep, rich, compelling work. . . . I am astonished, moved, and delighted with the language, the thought, the obvious collaboration of the ancestors and the love I read on these pages. --Alice Walker"

In 1830 North Carolina, a tale based on actual events--a young black woman was sentenced to hang for helping slaves escape and a young white woman provided haven for runaway slaves--has the two women meet and form a partnership that plunges them into the war for freedom, sisterhood, love, and friendship. Original.