Slaveroad Format:Paperback became an international number one

became an international number one bestseller

Broughtupsy is an enthralling debut novel about a young Jamaican woman grappling with grief as she discovers her family

The moment she realizes her parents’ latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry

only to discover that the man has not passed out

and how hundreds of letters from friends and neighbors lent her resolve to keep fighting

Slaveroad Format:Paperback became an international number oneMaster of language (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman uses his unique generational position to explore what he calls the slaveroad, offering a fresh perspective of slaverys impact and a confirmation of Widemans exalted status in American letters (New York magazine). John Edgar Widemans Slaveroad is a groundbreaking work of bruising candor and obsessive originality (The Wall Street Journal). For centuries, the buying and selling of human beings