Should the Waters Take Us by Stephanie Soileau Community And as tensions rise

And as tensions rise

Rothstein describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation: with undisguised racial zoning

As clashing loyalties crack the Avallon’s polished veneer

For Manuela del Carmen Caceres Galvan

and all of them need that money

Should the Waters Take Us by Stephanie Soileau Community And as tensions riseAn epic debut novel that follows one family across four centuries, from France to Acadia to the bayous of Southern Louisianaa poignant examination of belonging, place, and how individual acts of moral compromise contribute to cycles of injustice and destruction. A deeply talented and wonderful writer.Jesmyn Ward, National Book Award winning author of Salvage the Bones and Let Us Descend Should the Waters Take Us is filled with unforgettable