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This modern classic is the tale of a young black woman living in California in the 1970s who time/space travels to the antebellum south and finds herself on a slave-holding farm in Maryland. She travels back and forth a number of times throughout the book and, at least one time is accompanied by her husband, who is white.
Although the book is often placed in the science fiction category, the author had viewed it as more fantasy/time travel, historical fiction, and slave narrative. Those categorie ...more
Although the book is often placed in the science fiction category, the author had viewed it as more fantasy/time travel, historical fiction, and slave narrative. Those categorie ...more

I have been meaning to read this book for a really long time. I finally decided to pick it up after watching the new TV series, which I thought was excellent, and I ended up reading the entire book in one day because I could not put it down. This is a really interesting book. I was familiar with the general premise even before I watched the show, but I had no idea how it would actually play out. I really enjoyed the time aspect- the way that time moved differently. And I also think this is one o
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