Literary Fiction
A bigamist maintains two families in 1980s Atlanta; his daughters form a secret friendship that unravels when truths emerge.
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A bigamist maintains two families in 1980s Atlanta; his daughters form a secret friendship that unravels when truths emerge.
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With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist," author Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle. Set in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon's two families--the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one of them knows they are sisters. It is a relationship destined to explode w...
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Sexual content
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Non-graphic marital intimacy; teenage attraction and sexual coming-of-age
Violence & gore
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No violence depicted
Profanity
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Occasional strong language and swearing
Substance use
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Social drinking in adult family contexts
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Religious content
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Brief church and faith references in family life
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Recurring themes of race, gender roles, and family legitimacy
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Central emotional harm from bigamy, secrecy, and family betrayal
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