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“My memory of my aunt and uncle told me that even people who loved me could demand more of me than I could give—and expect their demands to be met simply because I owed them.”

Quote by Octavia E. Butler

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Kindred

The story follows a modern African-American woman who is inexplicably transported back to the antebellum South, where she must navigate the complexities of slavery and racial relations while attempting to save her ancestor. more

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Octavia E. Butler

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