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The American daughters : a novel Cover Image Book Book

The American daughters : a novel

Ruffin, Maurice Carlos (author.).

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  • ISBN: 0593729390
  • ISBN: 9780593729397
  • Physical Description: 285 pages : map ; 22 cm.
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : One World, [2024]

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Summary, etc.: "When Adebimpe is ten, she is sold with her mother, Sanite, to plantation owner John du Marche. He soon renames her Ady but Sanite never lets her daughter forget who she really is - a person who can read and write and understand numbers. Most importantly, Sanite reminds Ady that she must never reveal these abilities to a white person, especially not her true name. Tasked with maintaining du Marche's home in vibrant New Orleans, Ady takes in the city and starts to envision life beyond her dire circumstances. One day, she notices a beautiful stranger, radiant and poised with a colorful Tignon wrapped regally around her head. Ady realizes that she is a Free Woman. Inexplicably drawn to her, but not knowing who she is or what she does, Ady begins to search for answers - which eventually brings her to Lenore, a free woman who owns the Mockingbird Inn. When Lenore invites Ady to join The Daughters, Ady finds spiritual and sexual liberation, and with their help, imagines a new future for herself and her family"--

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Subject: Historical fiction
United States
Women
Slavery
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Fiction
Slavery -- Fiction
Freed persons -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
Enslaved women -- Fiction
Genre: Novels.
Historical fiction.
Novels
History
Fiction

Available copies

  • 35 of 63 copies available at All C/W MARS Libraries. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Springfield.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 63 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Springfield Main Library FICT RUFFIN MAURICE American (Text) 30598008435122 New Case Available -
Springfield Mason Square Branch FICT RUFFIN MAURICE American (Text) 30598008435130 New Case Available -
Springfield Sixteen Acres Branch FICT RUFFIN MAURICE American (Text) 30598008435148 New Case Checked out 05/11/2024
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