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Douglass' Women
WINNER OF THE 2003 PEN OAKLAND JOSEPHINE MILES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WRITING AND THE BLACK CAUCUS OF THE ALA LITERARY AWARD
Frederick Douglass, the great African-American abolitionist, was a man who cherished freedom in life and in love. In this ambitious work of historical fiction, Douglass' passions come vividly to life in the form of two women: Anna Murray Douglass and Ottilie Assing.
Douglass' Women is an imaginative rendering of these two women -- one black, the other white -- in Douglass' life. Anna, his wife, was a free woman of color who helped Douglass escape as a slave. She bore Douglass five children and provided him with a secure, loving home while he traveled the world with his message. Along the way, Douglass satisfied his intellectual needs in the company of Ottilie Assing, a white woman of German-Jewish descent, who would become his mistress for decades to come. How these two women find solidarity in their shared love for Douglass -- and his vision for a free America -- is at the heart of Jewell Parker Rhodes' extraordinary, epic novel.
Frederick Douglass, the great African-American abolitionist, was a man who cherished freedom in life and in love. In this ambitious work of historical fiction, Douglass' passions come vividly to life in the form of two women: Anna Murray Douglass and Ottilie Assing.
Douglass' Women is an imaginative rendering of these two women -- one black, the other white -- in Douglass' life. Anna, his wife, was a free woman of color who helped Douglass escape as a slave. She bore Douglass five children and provided him with a secure, loving home while he traveled the world with his message. Along the way, Douglass satisfied his intellectual needs in the company of Ottilie Assing, a white woman of German-Jewish descent, who would become his mistress for decades to come. How these two women find solidarity in their shared love for Douglass -- and his vision for a free America -- is at the heart of Jewell Parker Rhodes' extraordinary, epic novel.
Book Details
- Publisher: Atria Books
- Publish Date: Sep 23rd, 2003
- Pages: 358
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.54in - 5.62in - 0.95in - 1.11lb
- EAN: 9780743410106
- Categories: • Historical - 19th Century - American Civil War Era• African American & Black - Historical• Romance - Historical - American
About the Author
Rhodes, Jewell Parker: - Jewell Parker Rhodes is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction, including the Marie Laveau mystery series, Magic City, and Douglass' Women. She is also the author of numerous children's books, including the New York Times bestseller Ghost Boys and Black Brother, Black Brother. She is the Virginia G. Piper Chair in Creative Writing and artistic director of the Virginia G. Piper Center in Creative Writing at Arizona State University. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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What people are saying
Valencia Abbott
@vannabbott
2 years
History teacher that makes it her duty to tell the diverse historical truths that make up our narrative. Black Folks Education Ambassador. (she/her/hers)
Happy to share this with my summer colleagues. #nhctaas22 Listen to Douglass' Women by Jewell Parker Rhodes on Audible. https://t.co/q2iCcTVeI3
Praise for this book
The Washington Post [A] courageous and beautiful book.
Charles Johnson [A] passionate, moving novel that explores the place where American history intersects with the human heart.
Whoopi Goldberg Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes takes us someplace we never knew existed. With insight and depth we get into the lives of these three historical people, Douglass, Douglass, and Assing, only to realize that they are as contemporary as we are. Well done!
Diana Gabaldon author of The Fiery Cross A remarkable act of fictional biography!
What people are saying
Valencia Abbott
@vannabbott
2 years
History teacher that makes it her duty to tell the diverse historical truths that make up our narrative. Black Folks Education Ambassador. (she/her/hers)
Happy to share this with my summer colleagues. #nhctaas22 Listen to Douglass' Women by Jewell Parker Rhodes on Audible. https://t.co/q2iCcTVeI3