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.

A short but very powerful book about slavery in the deep south of America, & showing that slavery comes in different forms as Manon is expected to be fully subservient to her despised husband. I don't know how factually correct it was but it seemed wholly credible to me (with the exception of the scene after Manon's mother dies!) A very good read indeed.

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An interesting, well written book. I sometimes struggle with reading this books about slavery as they make me so angry. I found reading from Manon's perspective, quite insightful really.
A book I enjoyed. Its a short but enjoyable read.

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Shocking and disturbing, yet an absolutely compelling read. I couldn’t put it down even though nearly all the characters were very unlikeable. I thought it ended rather abruptly though and I wished the author had written another book maybe from Sarah’s or Delphine’s POV or even Joel’s.

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An interesting but shocking story. I felt sorry for Manon whilst also disliking her. I thought the ending was very abrupt and wanted to know more.

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