The Wedding Gift

<p>'Bodden's absorbing page-turner maintains its suspense right up to the final pages.'<b> <i>Sunday Express</i></b><br><b>____________________</b><br><br><b>Sarah Campbell has always known she was different. </b><br><br>A slave at Allen Estates, Alabama, and the illegitimate daughter of the plantation owner Mr Allen, she's used to the other children's jibes, her mother's night-time trips to Mr Allen and, to her delight, her furtive literacy lessons with her white half-sister Clarissa.<br><br>Slowly, using her forbidden knowledge of reading and writing, Sarah plots an escape to the north and freedom. But Sarah's life is turned upside-down when she learns she will be given to Clarissa's cruel, soon-to-be-husband as a wedding gift, becoming his property. <br><br><b>Sarah knows this could be her last chance to escape for good. But will her secret skills and unrelenting willpower be enough to set her free?</b><br><b>_____________________________</b><br><br>READERS LOVE <i>THE WEDDING GIFT:</i><br><b>'Absolutely spellbinding' <br>'I couldn't put it down' <br>'Loved every page.' <br>'A great read, a wonderful story.' <br>'Genuinely could not stop reading this book.' <br>'This was the most enjoyable book I have read in a long time.' <br>'A very good read and would recommend.' <br>'A compelling read with a twist at the end.' <br>'I read this book in two days. You won't be disappointed.'</b></p> <p>'Bodden's absorbing page-turner maintains its suspense right up to the final pages.'<b> <i>Sunday Express</i></b><br><b>____________________</b><br><br><b>Sarah Campbell has always known she was different. </b><br><br>A slave at Allen Estates, Alabama, and the illegitimate daughter of the plantation owner Mr Allen, she's used to the other children's jibes, her mother's night-time trips to Mr Allen and, to her delight, her furtive literacy lessons with her white half-sister Clarissa.<br><br>Slowly, using her forbidden knowledge of reading and writing, Sarah plots an escape to the north and freedom. But Sarah's life is turned upside-down when she learns she will be given to Clarissa's cruel, soon-to-be-husband as a wedding gift, becoming his property. <br><br><b>Sarah knows this could be her last chance to escape for good. But will her secret skills and unrelenting willpower be enough to set her free?</b><br><b>_____________________________</b><br><br>READERS LOVE <i>THE WEDDING GIFT:</i><br><b>'Absolutely spellbinding' <br>'I couldn't put it down' <br>'Loved every page.' <br>'A great read, a wonderful story.' <br>'Genuinely could not stop reading this book.' <br>'This was the most enjoyable book I have read in a long time.' <br>'A very good read and would recommend.' <br>'A compelling read with a twist at the end.' <br>'I read this book in two days. You won't be disappointed.'</b></p>