I'm a fan of Octavia E. Butler. I've read a number of her works but this is still her best. It's about a woman who is transported back in time to keep helping this white boy named Rufus who is an ancestor of hers. Initially, she thinks that he must have some important purpose. She tries to make a difference in the boy's life, hoping that she can have an impression on him. However, he starts turning into his dad selling slaves and the like. The book ends up with a bang. You feel for the character as she has to degrade herself to fit into the slavery times. Yet she is an extraordinary bright woman. This is great literature. This is the type of book that should be in Modern Library.
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