The American Daughters - Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Descriere The American Daughters - Maurice Carlos Ruffin

An enthralling tale of a secret resistance movement run by Black women in pre-Civil War New Orleans.--Time \nStirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fueled research, The American Daughters offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love.--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) \n \nA KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \n \nAdy, a curious, sharp-witted girl, and her fierce mother, Sanite, are inseparable. Enslaved to a businessman in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the pair spend their days reminiscing about their family's rebellious and storied history and dreaming of a loving future. When mother and daughter are separated, Ady is left hopeless and directionless until she stumbles into the Mockingbird Inn and meets Lenore, a free Black woman with whom she becomes fast friends. Lenore invites Ady to join a clandestine society of spies called the Daughters. With the courage instilled in her by Sanite--and with help from these strong women--Ady learns how to put herself first. So begins her journey toward liberation and imagining a new future. \n \nThe American Daughters is a novel of hope and triumph that reminds us what is possible when a community bands together to fight for their freedom.\n

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Brand

One World

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780593729410

Magazine

1

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