What passes as love : a novel

What passes as love A novel

Trisha R. Thomas, 1964-

Book - 2021

"Born into slavery, Dahlia never knew her mother--or what happened to her. When Dahlia's father, the owner of Vesterville plantation, takes her to work in his home as a servant, she's desperately lonely. Forced to leave behind her best friend, Bo, she lives in a world between black and white, belonging to neither. Ten years later, Dahlia meets Timothy Ross, an Englishman in need of a wife. Reinventing herself as Lily Dove, Dahlia allows Timothy to believe she's white, with no family to speak of, and agrees to marry him. She knows the danger of being found out. She also knows she'll never have this chance at freedom again. Ensconced in the Ross mansion, Dahlia soon finds herself held captive in a different way--as th...e dutiful wife of a young man who has set his sights on a political future. But when Bo arrives on the estate in shackles, Dahlia decides to risk everything to save his life. With suspicions of her true identity growing and a bounty hunter not far behind, Dahlia must act fast or pay a devastating price."

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Subjects
African Americans > Southern States > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Passing (Identity) > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Genres
Historical fiction
Published
Seattle : Lake Union Publishing [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Trisha R. Thomas, 1964- (author)
Physical Description
321 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781542030601
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Review by Booklist Review

Born enslaved but able to pass as a white woman, Dahlia Holt escapes Vesterville plantation and has a chance to reinvent herself when a young white Englishman invites her to become his betrothed. Even after marrying into a wealthy family and renaming herself Lily, she realizes that the scar on her back will be all the confirmation any slave catcher needs to expose her true identity. As the American South hurtles toward the Civil War, Dahlia confronts the instability of her new social standing and realizes how much she'll have to sacrifice to keep the ones she loves free from harm. Thomas' (Un-nappily in Love, 2020) well-researched and compelling novel charts Dahlia's complex journey of escape, reinvention, and self-acceptance. Fans of Alena Dillon and Lucinda Riley will be moved by this historical glimpse into a brutal time period. Not shying away from the cruelties of slavery, Thomas gives a voice to the enslaved by exploring the power of shared humanity and newfound courage.

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