DICKIE
ERMAN

Dickie is a best-selling and award winning author, born in Detroit, Michigan and now living in California. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, Dickie began a law career devoted to representing the elderly and disadvantaged.

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BIO
DICKIE
ERMAN


EDUCATION AND CAREER


“Dickie is a best-selling and award winning author, born in Detroit, Michigan and now living in California. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, Dickie began a law career devoted to representing the elderly and disadvantaged.


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REVIEWS

Dickie Erman masterfully switches view point and projects distinct character voices. There is love against lust, an abolitionist receiving money from a slave owner, and deception for personal gain throughout ... an incredibly graphic detailing of society at a time when power and violence ruled by the crack of a whip

FOUR STARS LITERARY TITAN

The lives of the slaves are depicted primarily by the stories of two slaves - Amana, who was recently moved from the hot fields to become a house slave; and Tabari, who struggled with his loss of freedom. Dickie Erman ... paints a realistic picture of this abhorrent practice

FOUR STARS READER'S FAVORITE review by Deborah Lloyd


... an eclectic mix of serious historical fiction and emotional melodrama ... a refreshing original take

KIRKUS REVIEWS

Once I started reading I could not put it down [any] more than I could stop breathing

AMAZON REVIEWER


‘Realistic characters, dialogue, and setting lend an aura of authenticity to the evolving story, which also delves nicely into the rationale behind the structure fueling America's slave sysyem.’

D. DONOVAN, SENIOR REVIEWER, MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

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Book Two by Dickie Erman is a historical fiction tale set in the pre-Civil War days of America in the South. This is the second part in a series of books based around the lives of some of the characters who live in New Orleans in the 1850s. The story introduces us to Trent, a plantation owner, and his wife, Collette. Trent has an affair with one of his slaves, Amana, and the resulting relationship dynamics of this are a major part of the story. There is also Senator Jeb Harrison and his wife Caroline where Jeb is having an affair of his own and Collette and Caroline are in a relationship. Then there's also the slave Tabari and his struggle for freedom, and the help given to him by some of the people around at the risk of their own lives. Besides these, there are several other characters and the story connects all of them in different ways as we read about their joys and triumphs, their sorrows, anxieties, and suffering, and of course the sheer horror and anguish of the slave life. I found Keeper of Slaves: Book Two to be an engrossing story and the characters are well developed, real and relatable. Most of these men and women are people that are easy to imagine as probably existing in those times. The characters have been portrayed with depth and detail and the writing itself is top-notch. I also appreciated that the book does not shy away from depicting the stark reality of slavery where possible. In fact, I hope that we see more of this in the future. Overall, this is an extremely well-written book that I would recommend reading

FIVE STARS! Readers' Favorite Keeper of Slaves

Gisela Dixon, READER’S FAVORITE Erman skillfully crafts a cast of characters who are deeply involved in making the Underground Railroad successful. The author appeals successfully to readers' emotions and describes incredibly intense scenes of fearful and anxious moments of planning as the book's main characters attempt to do what feels like the impossible given the time period and the extreme circumstances of their lives. I am beyond intrigued by the "ghost ship." I found it to be a fantastic addition to the plot and was able to visualize each and every aspect of the ship and its lack of life, the missing supplies, and the eerie and overwhelming silence. Fans of historical fiction who desire a bit of romance in their plots will enjoy Erman's work. I highly recommend Keeper of the Slaves, Antebellum Struggles Book 2 to those who are particularly attracted to Civil War stories with generous amounts of character interaction and authentic dialogue.

LITERARY TITAN FOUR STARS