Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, 2004. In antebellum Virginia, humans love, hope, and dream. But add slavery to the mix, and families rip apart as cruelty piles on cruelty. A courageous masterwork that clarifies slavery's multidimensional world. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, and a Today Show Book Club pick. "Elegantly written... profoundly beautiful and insightful."—Booklist