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A More Perfect Union
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This novel suits readers who appreciate historical fiction with rich character depth, those interested in stories about race, love, and survival in 19th-century America, and fans of emotionally charged, character-driven narratives inspired by true events.
The forbidden love story of a slave woman and an Irish immigrant, inspired by the author's great-great-grandparents.
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A More Perfect Union is the forbidden love story of a slave woman and an Irish immigrant, inspired by the author's great-great-grandparents.
Henry O'Toole sails to America in 1848 to escape poverty and famine in Ireland, only to find anti-Irish prejudice awaiting him. Determined never to starve again, he changes his surname to Taylor and heads south to the state of Virginia, seeking work as a travelling blacksmith on the prosperous plantations.
Sarah is a slave. Torn from her family and sold to Jubilee Plantation, she must navigate the hierarchy of her fellow slaves, the whims of her white masters, and now the attentions of the mysterious blacksmith. Fellow slave Maple oversees the big house with bitterness and bile, and knows that a white man's attention spells trouble. Given to her half-sister as a wedding present by their white father, she is set on being reunited with her husband and daughter, at any cost.
This extraordinary debut novel heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in Black women's writing. The novel is first-person narration told in alternating viewpoints. Set in 1848-1849 in Ireland, New York and Virginia, it is an interracial love story set in pre-Civil War America, and inspired by the true story of Huf's great-great grandparents. Along with love and race, it touches on themes of identity, sacrifice, belonging, and survival.
‘...powerful and convincing.’ - The Times
‘A moving debut novel.’ - The Sunday Times
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Powerful and convincing, as praised by The Sunday Times, this sweeping debut is noted for its complex, heartfelt storytelling. Francesca Brown of Stylist describes it as unafraid of acknowledging the complexity of the times and storytelling at its finest. Marina Salandy-Brown appreciates the graceful prose and thrilling yet gentle pace, calling Huf a wonderful storyteller. Umi Sinha highlights the novel's poignant depiction of deprivation and the dehumanising impact of slavery.
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ISBN: 9781912408979
Publisher: Myriad Editions
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 June 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Myriad Editions
Edition: International
Illustration: B&W map illustration
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Tammye Huf is a teacher, translator and copywriter. She was runner-up in the 2018 London Magazine Short Story Prize and has stories published in Diverse Voices Quarterly, The Penmen Review and elsewhere. Born in the US, she moved to Germany and now lives in the UK in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
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