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LITERARY FICTION
Beloved
A formerly enslaved woman in 1870s Ohio is haunted by the ghost of the daughter she killed to save her from slavery. Morrison's most concentrated novel — American history refracted through one house and one unbearable choice.
Allo's take
Morrison writes about things that can't quite be said directly and finds a form that holds them anyway. Allo picked it for the way grief becomes a presence rather than a feeling.As an Amazon Associate, byallo earns from qualifying purchases.