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Book · 2023 · nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2023-02-05

Master Slave Husband Wife

by Ilyon Woo · Recommended by 2 people on 1 podcast

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Gilbert Cruz · The Book Review · Nov 2023 Listen at 2:43

The best things said about it

3 of 4 · every mention
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The one I want to talk about is Master Slave husband wife by Ilan wo who's an independent scholar.
Tina Jordan The Book Review · Jul 2023
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The book I would like to tell you about is Master Slave husband wife by Ilan woo.
On the show The Book Review · Nov 2023
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Master Slave husband wife is meticulously researched it's told in novelistic and poetic detail and with sympathy and insight.
On the show The Book Review · Nov 2023

Why people recommend it

Ilyon Woo's Master Slave Husband Wife tells the meticulously researched true story of Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved couple who engineered a daring escape to freedom. The book earned high praise on The Book Review in July 2024, where Tina Jordan recommended it as a stunning work of narrative nonfiction. Gilbert Cruz and host Liz Egan also featured the title on a year-end best books episode in December 2023, highlighting it among their top nonfiction selections of the year. Egan lauded the work as an extraordinary achievement, praising its poetic, novelistic detail, profound sympathy, and rigorous historical research. The widespread acclaim for the book highlights its ability to transport readers into the high-stakes reality of the antebellum South through the gripping lens of a deeply courageous journey. Reviewers and podcasters frequently champion the title because it reads like a thriller while remaining deeply anchored in historical fact, offering modern audiences a vital window into the ingenuity, resilience, and unyielding determination of individuals fighting against the brutal institution of American slavery for a chance at self-determination.

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“in non-fiction we have fire weather a true story from a hotter World by John Valiant Master Slave husband wife an Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom by Il Yan”
Tina Jordan the one I want to talk about is Master Slave husband wife by Ilan wo who's an independent scholar 1
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“the one I want to talk about is Master Slave husband wife by Ilan wo who's an independent scholar”
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“the book I would like to tell you about is Master Slave husband wife by Ilan woo”
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“Master Slave husband wife is meticulously researched it's told in novelistic and poetic detail and with sympathy and insight”