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Let Us Descend

by Jesmyn Ward

2023 · historical fiction · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5

Set in

  • ★
    North Carolina · United States
    Opening setting: Carolina rice plantation where Annis is enslaved before being sold south
    ★ primary
  • New Orleans · United States
    slave market destination

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