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Family

by J. California Cooper · 1990

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In this wise, beguiling, beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, an award-winning playwright and author paints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always, born a slave, and four generations of her African-American family.

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African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisslaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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