This was an excellent book, and I would highly recommend it for someone who enjoys the style of James Joyce or Virgina Woolf. Jones calls himself the “god” of the book, and as such he can reveal the characters’ futures before it happens. The plot revolves around Henry Townsend’s death-a black farmer and former slave, this story is about those that came before him and what he left behind. It has great depth for historical fiction, and delves into a very interesting and unexplored history of America.