01543cam a2200385 4500 288261222 TxAuBib 20110525120000.0 101124s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010048514 9781402242991 trade : alk. paper 1402242999 trade : alk. paper DLC DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Cheuse, Alan. Song of slaves in the desert / Alan Cheuse. Novel of slavery and the Southern wild. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2011. 500 p. ; 24 cm. Library Journal, February 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2011. Booklist, February 2011. Library Journal. Kirkus Starred. Booklist. Nathaniel Pereira, the son of a wealthy Jewish New York merchant, is sent to evaluate his uncle's South Carolina plantation as a possible business investment, and, while witnessing the horrors of slavery, falls in love with Liza, a beautiful slave with a shocking secret. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20110525. Slavery Africa History Fiction. Slavery Southern States History Fiction. Plantations Southern States History Fiction. Jews Southern States History Fiction. Historical fiction. Jewish fiction.