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WINNER of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction) A Washington Post Notable Book of 2016 "Simply miraculous...As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader's astonishment at the magic she creates. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit over bigotry, intolerance and cruelty, and at the center of The Book of Harlan is the restorative force that is music." --Washington Post "Another one of Bernice L. McFadden's masterpieces ... McFadden took me on a melodious literary journey through time and place - complex, real, beautifully raw, and necessary ... McFadden's prose lingers, giving me courage to stay committed to telling authentic stories that, while revealing of unspeakable truths, serve to unite us all.