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The book woman's daughter5/26/2023 In Thousandsticks, Kentucky, Honey Lovett’s adoptive parents are arrested for “miscegenation.” Honey and her mother both have a skin condition called methemoglobinemia which turns their skin-only hands and feet, in Honey’s case-blue. However, this term is generally considered pejorative, as it was often used in the context of racial discrimination and prejudice. This guide also quotes the use of “miscegenation” in the context of racially discriminatory laws in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. This guide uses the 2022 Sourcebooks Landmark paperback edition.Ĭontent Warning: The novel contains depictions of domestic abuse as well as discussions of racially-motivated prejudice, sexual assault, and forced sterilization. Richardson’s themes also include Othering and Sexism in Rural Kentucky, as well as The Role of Female Friendship. It is set in 1953, after the original Pack Horse Library Project ended, but is focused on The Function of Books in Kentucky in that era. Richardson’s novel is a work of historical fiction that explores the lives of “the Blues,” a group of people in Kentucky who have the genetic condition methemoglobinemia, which causes their skin to turn blue.
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