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Set in the affluent township of Yoville, the novel centers on sisters Ruth and Yinyang, daughters of the freed slave Josephus. Ruth, raised by a devoted mother, faces material poverty, while Yinyang, born to Josephus’s alcoholic mistress, navigates a precarious path. As the sisters seek their father’s legacy, they and their neighbors confront the tangled emotions of love, deception, and hope for redemption, reflecting themes of familial bonds and the complexities of African‑American life.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: J. California Cooper
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