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A review by lady_mel
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
5.0
This story takes place in the years before the Civil War. It tells of Mattie, a young woman who is wetnurse for the Wainwright family.
The baby she's given charge of is Elizabeth, who Mattie calls Lisbeth. Mattie teaches Lisbeth many things, the love of music, black-eyed peas, and the first yellow crocuses of the spring.
As Lisbeth grows up, she begins to realize that slavery is wrong, and a brutal act that she witnesses makes it even worse.
The baby she's given charge of is Elizabeth, who Mattie calls Lisbeth. Mattie teaches Lisbeth many things, the love of music, black-eyed peas, and the first yellow crocuses of the spring.
As Lisbeth grows up, she begins to realize that slavery is wrong, and a brutal act that she witnesses makes it even worse.