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Violence
Some
Violence of the antebellum South; racial violence and its threat
Language
Barely any
Period language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content; relationships across the racial and social divides
Substance Use
None
Social drinking in the New Orleans setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of racial identity, aspiration, and the tragedy of a world that won't let you be whole
What this book is about
Marcel and Marie are siblings of the gens de couleur libres — a class unique to antebellum New Orleans, free but neither white nor slave, caught between worlds. Rice's historical novel is one of her most ambitious, exploring race, identity, and aspiration in a richly evoked historical setting.
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Racial violence and slavery adjacent themes
Adult content
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