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The Gift
Roy Williams
The Gift
by Mildred Inez Lewis
Synopsis
Set in the 1850s, New Jersey transplant Bobby Hawkins marries Susannah, the daughter of a leading South Carolina family.
They battle infertility, the challenges of plantation life, and a devastating flood.
To keep the plantation afloat, Bobby begins impregnating slave women for sale.
Their finances gradually get back on track.
But after their son is born, Susannah is unable to breastfeed the sickly infant.
When her husband "gifts" her a wet nurse, they descend into violence, jealousy, and rage.
Publication
Publisher Broadway Play Publishing
Year 2021
Pages 78
Language English
ISBN-13 9780881459012
ISBN-10 0881459011
The Gift is a play written by Mildred Inez Lewis and published by Broadway Play Publishing (2021).
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