The Good Lord Bird
A Novel
by James McBride
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appears in Civil War and Fiction.
Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year ?A magnificent new novel by the bestselling author James McBride.? ?cover review of The New York Times Book Review?Outrageously entertaining.? ?USA Today?James McBride delivers another tour de force? ?Essence?So imaginati...
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appears in Civil War and Fiction.
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