Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock, Author

Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock, Author

Alaska, By and By
God, Send Sunday

Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock

Writing as a candle of the Lord

Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock

Writing as a candle of the Lord

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“Loved this book, could not put it down. Kept me interested and in suspense. . . . waiting for more from Jacqueline Wheelock.”

– Amazon purchaser, Author

“I wish I could give this book [A Most Precious Gift] more than 5 stars. It is going on the list of one of my all-time favorites.“

– Sara Foust, Author

God, Send Sunday

"God, Send Sunday departs from the conventions I find in Morrison’s Beloved and Sherley Anne Williams’ Dessa Rose. Like Morrison and Williams, Wheelock had to create a plot based on the evidence of history, but she puts a spotlight on the agency of the enslaved in shaping evidence which is often used sparingly by professional historians. Although the novel is immersed in black Christian thought, she wisely refuses to throw hush-puppies to the modern and somewhat passive Christian choir. Discerning readers will appreciate that."

— Jerry W. Ward, Co-Editor of the Cambridge History of African American Literature

A Most Precious Gift

“Jacqueline Wheelock’s novel, A Most Precious Gift, lives up to its name. it’s a gift to every reader. Reminiscent of the downstairs lives in Upstairs, Downstairs, it brings fresh perspective to the lives of slaves in a pre-Civil War southern town mansion. A love story written with rare perception, it reveals the plight of a beautiful slave girl, Dinah, who struggles to live free, love, and marry the man of her choice. With energy and a fierce devotion to her Christian faith, she fights for the right of self-determination. And like many of us, she does so amidst her own negative thoughts shouting, “you’re not good enough.”

— Judy H. Tucker, Editor/writer, Coming Home to Mississippi,
University Press of Mississippi, 2013

God, Send Sunday

"I was totally mesmerized while reading God, Send Sunday. I laughed, cried, got angry, and put it down only to immediately pick it up again. I felt the pain of desertion, despair, desolation, and the sheer unadulterated joy of reunion. Jacqueline Wheelock has a gift for painting a picture so clearly that you are able to see each detail—from the buildings to the clothes to the facial features—with accuracy and clarity. Her writing is a welcome change in a world that seems devoid of civility and human compassion."

— Patricia Whitlock, Retired University of Mississippi Medical Center Professional and avid reader of Black History.

A Most Precious Gift

"A Most Precious Gift exceeded my expectations. . . . I expected to enjoy it—but the setting, the characters, and the storytelling made me love it. . . . If you are fond of the likes of Tamera Alexander or Deeanne Gist, you will love Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock’s A Most Precious Gift."

- Regina Merrick, Author

A Most Precious Gift

"Author Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock has penned an engaging story in A Most Precious Gift, giving the reader an authentic look at the “downstairs” life in a Natchez plantation of the antebellum South. While the romance of Jonathan and Dinah captures the heart, the worth of this exceptional prose is in the deftly interwoven message of what true freedom really is. The title of this debut refers to this freedom, but the most precious gift is this amazing novel and what it leaves lingering in the heart of anyone fortunate enough to read its words."

- Aaron McCarver, CBA and ECPA best-selling author and Carol award winning author

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