The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin / BOOK OR BUNDLE - Starting at $18!
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The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin / BOOK OR BUNDLE - Starting at $18!

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 CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY  BOOK SYNOPSIS AN ELECTRIC LIT AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAdy, a curious, sharp-witted girl, and her fierce mother, Sanite, are inseparable. Enslaved to a businessman in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the pair spend their days reminiscing about their family’s rebellious and storied history and dreaming of a loving future. When mother and daughter are separated, Ady is left hopeless and directionless until she stumbles into the Mockingbird Inn and meets Lenore, a free Black woman with whom she becomes fast friends. Lenore invites Ady to join a clandestine society of spies called the Daughters. With the courage instilled in her by Sanite - and with help from these strong women - Ady learns how to put herself first. So begins her journey toward liberation and imagining a new future.The American Daughters is a novel of hope and triumph that reminds us what is possible when a community bands together to fight for their freedom. RECOMMENDED

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