Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradation in North Carolina to liberty and reunion with her children in the North.
Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and unflinching portrayal of the abuses and hypocrisy of the master-slave relationship. Jacobs writes frankly of the horrors she suffered as a slave, her eventual escape after several unsuccessful attempts, and her seven years in self-imposed exile, hiding in a coffin-like "garret" attached to her grandmother's porch.

Review Citations:

• Library Journal 02/15/2002 pg. 184 (EAN 9780486419312, Paperback)
• Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 47 (EAN 9780486419312, Paperback)
• Christianity Today 05/01/2009 pg. 63 (EAN 9781420925319, Paperback)
• Booklist 02/15/2003 pg. 1043 (EAN 9780743460569, Paperback)
• Library Journal 07/01/2003 pg. 134 (EAN 9780743460569, Paperback)
• Essence 12/01/2003 pg. 152 (EAN 9780743460569, Paperback)
• Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 55 (EAN 9780393976373, Paperback)