BID WHIST AT MIDNIGHT

Genre: Literary Fiction / Historical Fiction

Themes: Friendship, Trauma, Identity, Civil Rights, Black Womanhood

A haunting and emotional journey of three women whose lives reconnect over a midnight card game nearly 20 years after college.
As Sardis, Grace, and Dorcus gather around the bid whist table, laughter quickly gives way to reflection. Through a powerful series of flashbacks, readers are drawn into deeply personal moments of love, loss, betrayal, and societal pressure.

Set against the backdrop of the 1960s civil rights era, this novel touches on cultural realities like colorism, protest movements, and generational trauma — including the harrowing past of Sardis’s mother, Eartha. The novel explores how these women’s identities were shaped by the world around them — and by each other.

What readers are saying?

“Washington tells a good story and she tells it very well.”

- Kirkus Reviews

“I couldn’t put it down—even past midnight!”

- Donna

“Powerful and emotional—I laughed, cried, and felt every moment.”

– Logan

“An eye-opening, must-read perspective on Black womanhood in the 60s.”

– Jan Kelley

“So much emotion in one book—family, friendships, and heart.”

– Gregory Whiting

“A rich, character-driven story with historical depth and cultural truth.”

– Oly Reader