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The American daughters : a novel  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

The American daughters : a novel / Maurice Carlos Ruffin.

Summary:

"Ady, 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 dreaming of a loving future and reminiscing about their family's rebellious and storied history. 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."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798891642010
  • Physical Description: 367 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Regular print version previously published by One World.
Subject: Enslaved women > Louisiana > Fiction.
Slavery > United States > Fiction.
Freed persons > Louisiana > Fiction.
Secret societies > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Plantation owners > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Spirituality > Fiction.
Women > Fiction.
United States > History > 1815-1861 > Fiction.
New Orleans (La.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genre: Large print books.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Henry County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Henry County - Main Library LP FIC RUFFIN MAURIC (Text) I0000000294998 Large Print Fiction Checked out 12/26/2024


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