What is the author's style in Wench: A Novel by Dolen Perkins-Valdez?

Perkins-Valdez equally splits the novel between exposition and dialogue. The exposition beautifully creates the vivid historic world of American slavery in well-researched detail that brings the history, and the emotionality of the time, to life. The dialogue is vital to the creation of strong relationships between the slave women, and in creating a complex relationship between Lizzie and her master, Drayle. These relationships are the heart of the novel, and the interweaving stories, along with the complex motivations and emotions, are the main reasons for the novel's national success.