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This is the fourth novel from Belize's leading author, Zee Edgell (Beka Lamb, In Times Like These, The Festival of San Joaquin). It centers on Leah, a young slave in the Belize settlement. She eventually marries a slave owner and when he dies she inherits his property, which includes her own family members. Leah lives through poverty, prejudice, slave revolts, and significant moments in the history of the nation that is now Belize. The historical details are painstakingly researched, the plot ke
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