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Yellow Crocus

Yellow Crocus, Book 1

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Yellow Crocus

By: Laila Ibrahim
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
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Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she grows older, Mattie becomes more like family to Lisbeth than her own kin and the girl’s visits to the slaves’ quarters - and their lively and loving community - bring them closer together than ever. But can two women in such disparate circumstances form a bond like theirs without consequence? This deeply moving tale of unlikely love traces the journey of these very different women as each searches for freedom and dignity.

Revised edition: This edition of Yellow Crocus includes editorial revisions.

©2014 by Laila Ibrahim. (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction
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enjoyed this book immensely. very well performed by the narrator. I recommend this book. great read.

great read

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Felt as if I was watching the movie. This was such a sad but beautiful story. The Narrator spoke beautifully and emphasized each character well. wish to listen to more true stories like this.

Beautiful

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I loved this book. I know that though fiction the story would have been taken from actual happenings of life as it was in that time.

An Excellent book.

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Enjoyable story if a little predictable. Good characters, helped by Bahni Turpin's excellent naration. A pleasant tale of lives intertwined during the years of change preceding the American Civil war, and an interesting incite into the plantation slaves and their owners.

An enjoyable story

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Such an incredibly beautiful story. Sad, joyful, terrible and brilliant, do your self a favour and buy this book. It's absolutely gorgeous

Moving and beautiful

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Loved this story! The bond of these 2 women is beautiful. Their journey amazing. A must listen.

a beautiful story!

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loved the narrator, she was excellent made the characters come to life, thoroughly enjoyable story

Thoroughly enjoyable all the way through

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Truly enjoyed this book, was an amazing, interesting story. Finish it very quickly as I love it.

Such a great book

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I now have a deeper understanding of this part of History of the hardship of the wet nurse who had to give up her own baby to feed the masters baby.Just as hard is the bond that has to be broken as the child grows and somehow needs to be bonded to her Mother now she is older.Poor wet nurse she has to put that bond aside too.Mattie plays an memorial part as the wet nurse.Narrator is Brilliant well done Bahni Turpin and Author Laila Ibrahim.Highly recommended

Part of our History how sad

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This was a shallow superficial story about slavery in the south, written by a overly religious righteous white women arrogantly giving voice to a black woman. Having read many books on this topic, written by black women, this is a soppy, sentimental PG version of the horrors of this time.

Shallow

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