Literary Fiction
In 1950s Louisiana, a would-be doctor torn between career and marriage forms a forbidden bond as racial violence closes in.
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In 1950s Louisiana, a would-be doctor torn between career and marriage forms a forbidden bond as racial violence closes in.
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It's 1954, and twenty-two-year-old Lucia Lafleur has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps. While sock hops and poodle skirts occupy her classmates, she dreams of bacteria and broken bones-and the day she'll finally fix them.¿After graduation, a letter arrives, and Lucia reads the words she's labored a lifetime to earn-"we are pleased to offer you a position at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine." But in the midst of her triumph, her fiancé delivers a crushing ulti...
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Sexual content
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Central forbidden interracial romance; attraction and emotional intimacy
Violence & gore
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Brutal lynching and racial violence central to the plot
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central themes of 1950s racism, segregation, and gender inequality
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Lynching; systemic racism and women's oppression in the 1950s South
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