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FIRST CHAPTER FRIDAYS presents Kindred by Octavia Butler, published in 1979.
Enjoy this classic science fiction which incorporates time travel and is modeled on slave narratives. Told from the point of view of the protagonist, Dana, who travels back in time to save the life of a drowning white boy and risks losing her life in process. This book skillfully captures a variety of subject matter and genres as it combines the storytelling of a slave memoir, the excitement of fantasy, and an intriguing historical lore. This is a novel of rich literary complexity.
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