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Kindred

Pages
264
Published
1979
Language
English

Synopsis

Dana, a Black woman living in 1970s California, is inexplicably pulled back in time to the antebellum South. She finds herself repeatedly summoned to save the life of Rufus, a young white boy on a plantation. With each journey, her stays become longer and more perilous, forcing her to confront the brutal realities of slavery and question her own survival.

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How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (6)
TraumaAbuseViolenceRacismSexual AssaultSuicide

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