Two novels. Two women. Two different stories about freedom.

Two novels. Two women. Two different stories about freedom.

Two novels. Two women. Two very different stories about the search for freedom, love, and belonging. Yellow Wife a riveting tale of an enslaved woman who barters love for freedom by Sadeqa Johnson and Carolina Built a beautiful, heartfelt story about a freed slave's journey to personal success by Kianna Alexander. ESSENCE's Deputy Editor, Cori Murray, recently sat down with both authors for an exclusive ESSENCE® Live discussing their journeys into publishing, why they feel a duty to write stories about Black women and more. Watch it here!

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