LazarettoVibrant. . . . Completely engaging. . . . A unique blend of poetic language and graphic depictions of the injustices suffered by African Americans in the post Civil War period. Booklist (starred review) Diane McKinney Whetstone's stunning historical novel, Lazaretto, begins in the chaotic back streets of post Civil War Philadelphia as a young black woman, Meda, gives birth to a child fathered by her wealthy white employer. In a city riven by racial

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and cold-blooded murder in which every aspect of human behavior is laid bare for our hero to observe

and a lifetime of questions shaped a faith that transcends easy answers

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