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I Wanted to Mine the History: The Millions Interviews Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

On the heels of her National Book Award-nominated debut novel, , returns with —out in November from Counterpoint. The novel, which earned a starred review from and , chronicles the links between three women from three different generations, and what they’ll do to protect themselves and their children.

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