Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fantasy, American History, and Time Travel.
Octavia E. Butler's 1979 masterpiece and groundbreaking exploration of power and responsibility, for fans of The Handmaid's Tale, The Power and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing. With an original foreword by Ayòbámi Adébáyò.In 1976, Dana dreams of being a writer. In 1815, she is assumed a slave.When Dana first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he's drowni...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fantasy, American History, and Time Travel.
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