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Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Lina Sparrow, an ambitious lawyer working on a class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the descendants of American slaves, learns that the art of revered painter Lu Anne Bell is suspected to be that of her house slave, Josephine, and seeks a descendant of Josephine to join the lawsuit.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That's a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An irresistibly accessible yet startlingly bold book of short stories and a novella, inspired by Black lives in America and featuring the gripping eponymous work "My Monticello.""--
Johnson's characters traverse Virginia's landscapes, still stained by some of America's most heinous acts, in pursuit of a place to call home. In each story, she reveals intimate moments within the nation's multitudes, featuring unforgettable characters who struggle...
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