The American Daughters

'I knew from page one that this wasn't going to be a typical journey through a familiar history . . . A splendid work' Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets'An emotionally and intellectually captivating journey . . . With fully fleshed out characters and enchanting detail, antebellum New Orleans is vivid in Ruffin's rendering, and Ady is an unforgettable protagonist, a character who meets the crossroads of history with remarkable courage and enduring love' Imani Perry, author of South to America'A tour de force . . . an intelligent and haunting novel that grapples with the legacies of American slavery' Lauren Wilkinson, author of American SpyStirring . . . In telling this important, neglected history with imagination-fuelled research, The American Daughters offers an inspiring story of people who show a way forward with their perseverance, bravery and love' New York Times