Review + Giveaway: Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

From the time she is born Lisbeth Wainwright is cared for by her enslaved wet nurse, Mattie. Mattie does all the things for Lisbeth, that a mother would for her child. Although she is apart from her own son to be here with Lisbeth, she comes to love her as her own. Lisbeth shares the same love for Mattie, even though it is not a popular view in that time period. She grows up on a thin line between the slave world and being a slave owner. As Lisbeth grows older she learns of the inequality of her and Mattie's lives and struggles with sorting out her own feelings while upholding the expectations of those around her. Eventually events come to pass that make her have to decide once and for all where her beliefs truly lie.

Yellow Crocus is beautiful, powerful, and heart wrenching. I was not sure if I would like it as much as I did because of it being a historical read, but it absolutely blew me away! Never before have I read something so wonderful yet also so thought provoking. The characters were well developed and very engrossing. The voices of Mattie and Lisbeth are so strong and  vivid, I felt their love and heartbreak as my own. The writing brilliant and the flow effortless, Yellow Crocus strikes me as an instant classic. An amazing debut novel of love, loss, and redemption.
 I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a story that truly touches the soul and leaves you better for having read it.

LAILA IS SO GENEROUS SHE HAS AGREED TO GIVEAWAY COPIES OF YELLOW CROCUS TO 3 LUCKY WINNERS! 

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