| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
210 pages ; 25 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
Control Negro -- Virginia is not your home -- Something sweet on their tongues -- Buying a house ahead of the apocalypse -- The king of Xandria -- My Monticello. |
| Summary |
Johnson's characters traverse Virginia's landscapes, still stained by some of America's most heinous acts, in pursuit of a place to call home. In each story, she reveals intimate moments within the nation's multitudes, featuring unforgettable characters who struggle beneath burdened inheritances yet manage to persist and love. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Monticello (Va.) -- Fiction.
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Virginia -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Novellas.
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| ISBN |
9781250807151 (hardcover) |
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1250807158 (hardcover) |
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