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Every slave plantation is a house of spies and intrigue. No slave walks a straight line or has a single story - deep within their hearts is rebellion. But against whom? Hiram Walker is a man with a gift and a curse. He was born between worlds- his father a white plantation master, his mother black and enslaved. And, unbeknown even to himself, he was born with a special power. When he is sold to a new mistress as punishment for attempting escape, Hiram discovers her home is a secret hub of the underground railroad- a training ground for its agents. Hiram fast becomes a highly skilled agent, retrieving the enslaved from the most dangerous circumstances and gradually learning to harness his power - but betrayals lurk everywhere. And eventually Hiram must risk everything to return to his father's plantation and free the friends he left behind.
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The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- The Water Dancer
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Limited
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 432
- ISBN10
- 0241982510
- ISBN13
- 9780241982518
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, USA, American Literature, Gifts for women, Race, Racism, Magical Realism, Escape, Slavery, Talent
- First published
- 2019
- Original title
- The Water Dancer
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Every slave plantation is a house of spies and intrigue. No slave walks a straight line or has a single story - deep within their hearts is rebellion. But against whom? Hiram Walker is a man with a gift and a curse. He was born between worlds- his father a white plantation master, his mother black and enslaved. And, unbeknown even to himself, he was born with a special power. When he is sold to a new mistress as punishment for attempting escape, Hiram discovers her home is a secret hub of the underground railroad- a training ground for its agents. Hiram fast becomes a highly skilled agent, retrieving the enslaved from the most dangerous circumstances and gradually learning to harness his power - but betrayals lurk everywhere. And eventually Hiram must risk everything to return to his father's plantation and free the friends he left behind.