Flowers in the Promised Land

By Jacquelynn S. Inyama

Two criminals standing at the rail on deck of the Georgia Belle silently watch the shores of South Carolina recede into the darkness, as the steamship commences on a breathtaking journey, whisking them away to the promised land. Best friends Sadie Walker, a runaway slave and her accomplice, Rosetta Culpepper, a poor wash woman, posing as mistress and servant, have stepped out on faith into the arms of the universe, forsaking everything familiar since birth for promises of the unknown. Their odyssey will lead them to the cobblestone streets of old New York into a world neither of them expected, as a brand-new life unfolds beyond their wildest dreams, complete with new friends and enemies alike. This is the story of a once-in-a-lifetime friendship between two women born on opposite sides of the racial barrier in the antebellum south. Colored with laughter, sorrow, tears and triumphs along the way, the two eventually open the most elite brothel in the state of New York, The Flower Garden. Come, take a stroll on the wild side with two fugitives in their quest for the golden treasures of the promised land.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 171796513X
• ISBN13: 9781717965134
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"