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Title
A sitting in St. James / Rita Williams-Garcia.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062367297 (hardcover)
0062367293 (hardcover)
0062367293 (hardcover)
Published
New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Description
xvii, 460 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
PZ7.W6713 Sit 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
[Fic]
Summary
In 1860 Louisiana, eighty-year-old Madame Sylvie decides to sit for a portrait, as horrific stories that span generations from the big house and the fields are revealed.
1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family's indifference, to sit for a portrait. It will be a testament to all the hardships she overcame, the glory her life ought to have been. As she sits for the portrait, other stories are revealed: that of Thisbe, an enslaved woman who must stand silent by her mistress but observes everything. Or Byron, heir to the plantation, whose desires cannot fit with his family duty. Stories that span generations, and secrets that are buried as deep as the family fortune. -- adapted from jacket
1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family's indifference, to sit for a portrait. It will be a testament to all the hardships she overcame, the glory her life ought to have been. As she sits for the portrait, other stories are revealed: that of Thisbe, an enslaved woman who must stand silent by her mistress but observes everything. Or Byron, heir to the plantation, whose desires cannot fit with his family duty. Stories that span generations, and secrets that are buried as deep as the family fortune. -- adapted from jacket
Audience
Ages 16 up. Quill Tree Books.
Grades 10-12. Quill Tree Books.
Grades 10-12. Quill Tree Books.
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