With Price of a Child-the story of Ginnie Pryor (cook, mistress and servant to a Virginia planter) and her struggle with slavery in 1855-Cary continues has created a work that elevates the reputation she created with Black Ice, her memoir which won her comparisons to Maya Angelou and Richard Wright. In a novel that examines the price of freedom and the value of a child's life, Price of a Child is a stunning achievement...a deeply engrossing story.... Cary's impeccable research and seamless narrative carry us along (Philadelphia Inquirer). | The Price Of A Child by Lorene Cary, Paperback | Indigo Chapters