Mary Anna Dunn faces her family history as she weaves her ancestors' letters into spirituals and poetry to imagine the lives of the people they enslaved.Dunn's brilliant sense for sound and rhythm will take you, on every line, through every word, into thought and reflection. John Most...a local habitation in cadences that recreate its people, its customs, and its enduring legacy of grief. Michael Waters...bracing, rewarding, and strangely beautiful. Douglas Nordfors