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Where the Line Bleeds

by Jesmyn Ward

Two brothers stand at the edge of adulthood, where every choice can save or shatter them.

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About Where the Line Bleeds

In a rural town on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, twins Joshua and Christophe are raised by their blind grandmother and a tight extended family. Over one life-changing summer, work is scarce, their absent parents reappear, and the brothers’ diverging choices test the bonds that hold them together.

Reading signals

Spice
Light
Darkness
Balanced
Pacing
Slow

Series

Bois Sauvage · Book 1 of 3

Content warnings
  • drug use
  • drug abuse
  • violence
  • blood
  • medical content
  • abandonment
  • injury detail
  • alcohol
  • sexual content
  • racism

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