The Woman of Colour

By: Anonymous

Book Overview

The Woman of Colour is a unique literary account of a black heiress' life immediately after the abolition of the British slave trade. Olivia Fairfield, the biracial heroine and orphaned daughter of a slaveholder, must travel from Jamaica to England, and as a condition of her father's will either marry her Caucasian first cousin or become dependent on his mercenary elder brother and sister-in-law. As Olivia decides between these two conflicting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551111764
• ISBN13: 9781551111766
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"