Black Cloud Rising BOTY_2025 “Mine” and I’d do whatever

“Mine” and I’d do whatever it takes to keep her safe

When her brother became institutionalized

and a pipe

what happens if her affair with Henry comes to light

Black Cloud Rising BOTY_2025 “Mine” and I’d do whateverAlready excerpted in the New Yorker, Black Cloud Rising is a compelling and important historical novel that takes us back to an extraordinary moment when enslaved men and women were shedding their bonds and embracing freedom By fall of 1863, Union forces had taken control of Tidewater Virginia, and established a toehold in eastern North Carolina, including along the Outer Banks. Thousands of freed slaves and runaways flooded the Union lines, but