The book tells the story of Sethe, a runaway slave who is now living with her mother-in-law, Baby Suggs, and daughter, Denver. Present in the house also is a not-so-kind spirit whom she believed to be her deceased daughter. 9 years after Baby Suggs died, a man from Sethe's past arrived and it changed the household on Bluestone Road.I found the book to be really slow until the second half. The beginning explains what is hapenning in this particular house with bits and pieces of the past of how these people arrived at this house. The second half explores the past in depth of their previous lives and what drove them to escape and be who they are now.It is amazing what oppression can do to people. It is even more amazing to see what the combination of love and oppression will make you do. It's a sad story and like everybody else in the book, you will judge her for what she's done but if you were in her position, what would you do? The book explores both views expressed from different people and in the end, I could only hope that I will never be placed in such situartion.
