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'A triumph . . . Redwood Court is storytelling at its best: tender, vivid, and richly complicated' - Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone

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'Dameron is a prizewinning poet and it shows: She does a beautiful job weaving in local vernacular and casting a fresh gaze on an engaging, though flawed, cast of characters. . . .This novel delivers the kind of choral experience that I have savored in books as disparate as James McBride's The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store and Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge' - Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake, for The New York Times Book Review

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'Redwood Court exquisitely paints a portrait of Black Southern life, and in her debut novel, DeLana R.A. Dameron meticulously orchestrates a leading cast of characters that leap right off of the pages of this book! In this coming-of-age novel, readers get a glimpse of life through the eyes of the family's youngest daughter. The writing is nuanced, succinct, and brilliant' - Essence

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'A blueprint for writing about complicated, nuanced people and places with dignity and grace . . . DeLana R. A. Dameron's relentless love for Columbia, South Carolina, is palpable, and her exquisite storytelling brings us a story of lineage and legacy from unforgettable characters who grab your heart and make you laugh, weep, and hope with them, and for them' - Renee Watson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me Together

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'A generously transportive novel, one that thoughtfully renders not only each of its characters but also the nuances of its geographies . . . The language within it echoes, feels familiar and warm. This book carried me to a joyful elsewhere' - Hanif Abdurraqib, author of National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America

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