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by Hillary Jordan
Mudbound is a first novel for this author, the winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction. As  I read, I could almost feel the humidity and tension in the air of Mississippi in the 40’s. The story of Laura McAllan struggling with family and farm on the Delta interweaves issues of race, marital faithfulness and hardship and it wrenched my heart with every page of compelling writing. As good as The Secret Life of Bees, in my opinion, with a glowing recommendation from Barbara Kingsolver, this story will be one that book groups would ponder for a long time.
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