Includes a reading group guide (p. [421]-433). "Originally published in hardcover by Hachette Book Group USA"--T.p. verso.
Summary:
The lives of three generations of two African-American families intertwine in the aftermath of the Civil War as newly freed slaves struggle to build new lives in The Bottom, a poor settlement just down Red River from Colfax, Louisiana.
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