Mini Review: Absalom's Daughters

Absalom's Daughters
by Suzanne Feldman
Henry Holt and Co. (2016)
Historical Fiction

What's It All About?

Self-educated and brown-skinned, Cassie works full time in her grandmother’s laundry in rural Mississippi. Illiterate and white, Judith falls for “colored music” and dreams of life as a big city radio star. These teenaged girls are half-sisters. And when they catch wind of their wayward father’s inheritance coming down in Virginia, they hitch their hopes to a road trip together to claim what’s rightly theirs.

Who Should Read It?

It's ideal for fans of historical fiction and those interested in learning more about the grim realities of Jim Crow and the harshness of poverty in the 1950s. There's just a touch of magical realism; very reminiscent of O Brother, Where Art Thou?

What Else Should I Read?

• Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks
• Caucasia by Danzy Senna
• Sula by Toni Morrison

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