Song Yet Sung is a novel written by James McBride. Released in 2008, it tells of a slave escaping from her captors.
Characters[]
- Liz Spocott - an escaped slave
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Publisher's summary[]
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction.
In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz Spocott breaks free from her captors and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland’s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves, and free blacks. Liz is near death, wracked by disturbing visions of the future, and armed with “the Code,” a fiercely guarded cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run. Liz’s flight and her dreams of tomorrow will thrust all those near her toward a mysterious, redemptive fate.
Filled with rich, true details—much of the story is drawn from historical events—and told in McBride’s signature lyrical style, Song Yet Sung is a story of tragic triumph, violent decisions, and unexpected kindness.
See also[]
| Title | Author | Release date | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead | 2016 | A novel which shows a similar escape |
| The Good Lord Bird | James McBride | 2013 | A novel by the same author with similar themes |
| Beloved | Toni Morrison | 1987 | A novel with similar themes |