Description
In 1943 Alabama, an elderly white woman arrives at the home of a recently deceased Black man and reveals a shared history rooted in slavery, ownership, and secrets carried across generations. Her account—and the questions it raises—draws two families into a sweeping story of ambition, betrayal, violence, resilience, and redemption, spanning the upheavals of the Civil War’s aftermath, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the wider worlds of Paris, the Côte d’Azur, and New Orleans. With vivid historical detail and a deeply human cast, this multigenerational saga explores the enduring legacy of racial injustice, the complexity of inherited identity, and the possibility of understanding amid profound division. Inspired in part by the author’s family history, it is a powerful portrait of how the past continues to shape the present.
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paperback
Blackstone Publishing
Published Feb 4, 2025
366 pages
ISBN: 9798212408714
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First Published
2025
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher.