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Dolen Perkins-Valdez introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a town shrouded in secrets in this remarkable tale of history, home and hope.

A 2026 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom—and her family’s ties to it—in this enthralling novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand.

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