Historical Fiction
A modern Black woman is repeatedly pulled back in time to antebellum Maryland, where she must protect the life of a white slaveholder to ensure her own existence.
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A modern Black woman is repeatedly pulled back in time to antebellum Maryland, where she must protect the life of a white slaveholder to ensure her own existence.
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Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Implied sexual encounters between adults; passing mentions of pornography and unwanted advances. Sexual coercion of enslaved women is a major theme; Rufus assaults Alice.
Violence & gore
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Whipping, beating, slavery violence depicted graphically and unflinchingly
Profanity
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Frequent use of racial slurs including the n-word; strong language in historical context.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Slavery, racial dynamics, complicity, and survival explored in depth
Self-harm / suicide
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Scenes depicting suicide; some sources highlight it as part of graphic content.
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive portrayals of slavery's cruelties, including physical abuse, domestic violence, and systemic oppression. Sexual coercion of enslaved women is a major theme; Rufus assaults Alice.
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