Master, Slave, Husband, Wife

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Mentioned by

Recommended by

Melissa Murray

; a Pulitzer Prize-winning account of enslaved people's escape.

Mentioned by

Judith Giesberg

as a source of inspiration for her writing, praising Wu's ability to bring characters to life.

Recommended by

Seth Offenbach

, describing it as an engaging book about two slaves and their journey to escape.

Mentioned by

Christine Koh

, who initially hoped she would enjoy the book and ended up considering it one of the best she read that year.

Mentioned by

Kwon Jang-won

as the first Korean American to win a Pulitzer Prize in a book category.

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