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I really, really enjoyed this book. Narrated by 2 characters, Lavinia who is a white indentured servant and Belle a black slave. The story contains heartbreak after heartbreak but the characters are so well developed that I cried for each one. Oh Mama Mae! I wanted Lavinia to get a backbone but I had to remind myself that it was a different time and back then wives were also considered property. Great first novel for this author!

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