The atlas of reds and blues : a novel /

When a woman--known only as Mother--moves her family from Atlanta to its wealthy suburbs, she discovers that neither the times nor the people have changed since her childhood in a small Southern town. Despite the intervening decades, Mother is met with the same questions: Where are you from? No, whe...

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Main Author: Laskar, Devi S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2019.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
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