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McBride's (The Color of Water) new novel is dedicated to "Ma and Jade, who loved a good whopper," and this book is that, indeed. Among other things, McBride takes outrageous liberties with his portrayal of Frederick Douglass and delivers listeners into the unreliable hands of a ten-year-old narrator who lives his life as a girl after abolitionist John Brown mistakes him for one. Along the way, l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More