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The Wedding Gift (2009) is Marlen Suyapa Bodden’s debut historical novel. Set in Alabama in 1852, the story follows affluent white plantation heir Clarissa Allen and her enslaved, mixed-race, half-sister Sarah Campbell.
Book Summary. When prestigious plantation owner Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, she takes with her a gift: Sarah - her slave and her half-sister.
24 Σεπ 2013 · Told through the alternating viewpoints of Sarah and Theodora Allen, Cornelius' wife, Marlen Suyapa Bodden's The Wedding Gift is an intimate portrait of slavery and the 19th Century South that will leave readers breathless.
The Wedding Gift. Written by Marlen Suyapa Bodden Review by Marina Oliver. Sarah is the daughter of a slave and Mr Allen, an Alabama plantation owner. She plays with and shares lessons (illegally – slaves were not to be educated) with her half-sister Clarissa, and when they are eight becomes Clarissa’s maid.
Marlen Suyapa Bodden. The Wedding Gift. From the Publisher: In 1852, when prestigious Alabama plantation owner Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, she takes with her a gift: Sarah -- her slave and her half-sister.
7 Δεκ 2009 · Marlen Suyapa Bodden. 3.94. 8,837 ratings962 reviews. In 1852, when prestigious Alabama plantation owner Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, she takes with her a gift: Sarah―her slave and her half-sister.
31 Μαρ 2015 · The Wedding Gift. by Marlen Suyapa Bodden. 1. List the main themes of THE WEDDING GIFT. What was the point that Marlen tried to make with each theme? 2. Even though the characters lived in a radically different time, with which, if any, of their predicaments could you relate? 3. How does Sarah Campbell change or evolve?
