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020			_a9781472274380
082			_a813.6 _bHAR/S
100			_aHarris, Nathan
245			_aThe sweetness of water
260			_aUK _bTinder press _c2021
300			_a356 p.
520			_a The Sweetness of Water is the debut novel by American novelist Nathan Harris. It was published by Little, Brown and Company on June 15, 2021. It was longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize The novel is set in the fictional town of Old Ox, Georgia, during the final period of the Civil War. It follows two Black brothers, Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, as they try to make money for their trek north to reunite with their mother. The novel also features a parallel narrative following the taboo romance between two gay male Confederate soldiers
650			_aGeorgia
650			_afarmers
650			_aFreedmen
650			_aGay military personnel
942			_cBK
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