Song of slaves in the desert
By: by Alan Cheuse
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9781402242991
Subjects: Fiction; Plantations; Jews; Slavery; History
Description: Sent by his father to observe and evaluate his uncle's South Carolina rice plantation, New York Jew Nathaniel Pereira is horrified by his first brush with the brutal realities of slavery, especially the irony of how a people who themselves lived in bondage for so long could now own slaves. His moral dilemma becomes even more complex after he becomes captivated by Liza, a beautiful slave who harbors a shattering secret.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.