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and “Paul D?”
“What, baby?”
“She left me.”
“Aw, girl. Don’t cry.”
“She was my best thing.”

wow, simply amazing wow. a breathtaking depiction of grief and love and of the forces that shape and restraint humans. Toni Morison gives back to slaves their humanity, they human nature by digging deep and leaving no stone unturned. I love this story so so so much. I am so grateful for it and for its author. wow simple wow. One of the first book to make me stop and cry. Beautifully told and once again, so so so human