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A Long Way from Home
by Connie Briscoe

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Publication Date: Oct 03, 2000
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780061030215
Imprint: Avon
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Spanning more than sixty years, A Long Way from Home is the story of Susie; her daughter, Clara; and her granddaughter, Susan—house slaves born and reared at Montpelier, the Virginia plantation of President James Madison. Proud and intelligent, these women are united by love, fierce devotion, and a desire for freedom that grows stronger year by year.A Long Way from Home vividly re-creates Southern life and the ambivalent, shifting relationships on both sides of the color divide, from the cruelty and insidious benevolence of white owners to the deep yearnings and complex emotions of the slaves themselves. It is an unforgettable story that pays homage to the African-American experience and to the ancestors whose lives and histories are indelibly entwined with our own.



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