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Dec 17, 2010 · Yellow Crocus (Yellow Crocus #1) by Laila Ibrahim starts with Mattie, a field slave, being forced to leave her infant son to be the wet nurse for newly born Lisbeth Wainwright. Lisbeth is born into wealth on the Tidewater Plantation in Virginia in 1834. I have very mixed feelings about this book.
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- Laila Ibrahim
Aug 19, 2014 · Paperback – August 19, 2014. by Laila Ibrahim (Author) 4.5 68,707 ratings. Book 1 of 5: Yellow Crocus. See all formats and editions. Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge.
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Yellow Crocus, set in the antebellum era, tells the story of Mattie, an enslaved wet-nurse, living at Fair Oakes, a Virginia plantation, and the white baby she cares for, Lisbeth. Mattie’s own son, Samuel, is kept in the slave quarters. As Lisbeth grows, she views Mattie as a substitute mother, picking up the traditions and the customs that ...
- Laila Ibrahim
Aug 19, 2014 · Yellow Crocus is a very well written, very realistic and yet not-heavy handed version of how slavery affected its victims emotionally as much as physically. The characters are well written and multifaceted. The story pacing is a little slow. Yet, still, I could not put it down. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Yellow Crocus, written by Laila Ibrahim, is set in the mid-1800’s American South. It is the story of the long-lasting relationship between a privileged white heiress Elizabeth Wainwright and a black woman named Mattie. Upon Elizabeth's birth, Mattie becomes her wet-nurse and, over time, her mammy and confidante.
Aug 4, 2020 · For a first novel, YELLOW CROCUS is quite an accomplishment! Awarded four stars on Goodreads. This historical novel tells the story of two women – Mattie and Lisbeth. When we first meet them Mattie is an enslaved woman working the fields on a wealthy Virginia plantation and the new mother of an infant son.
