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For readers who seek a gripping historical drama.

Set on a Louisiana sugar plantation amid slave revolts, Property explores themes of ownership and belonging through the struggles of Manon Gaudet and Sarah. Valerie Martin's writing style tells the story of both the individual and the changes within the larger societal landscape, making it a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction.

  • Orange Prize for Fiction (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Property : Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction

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ISBN: 9780349117324
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM63.15 MYR
Authors: Valerie Martin
Publisher: Abacus
Date of Publication: 2003-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 5608 readers)

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Manon Gaudet is unhappily married to the owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation. She misses her family and longs for the vibrant lifestyle of her native New Orleans, but most of all, she longs to be free of the suffocating domestic situation. The tension revolves around Sarah, a slave girl who may have been given to Manon as a wedding present from her aunt, whose young son Walter is living proof of where Manon's husband's inclinations lie. This private drama is being played out against a brooding atmosphere of slave unrest and bloody uprisings. And if the attacks reach Manon's house, no one can be sure which way Sarah will turn ...Beautifully written, Property is an intricately told tale of both individual stories and of a country in a time of change, where ownership is at once everything and nothing, and where belonging, by contrast, is all.
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For readers who seek a gripping historical drama.

Set on a Louisiana sugar plantation amid slave revolts, Property explores themes of ownership and belonging through the struggles of Manon Gaudet and Sarah. Valerie Martin's writing style tells the story of both the individual and the changes within the larger societal landscape, making it a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction.

  • Orange Prize for Fiction (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.