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The Perishing

Natashia Deón’s The Perishing is a dark, gritty and slow-burning mystery involving time travel and multiple lives.

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Review of ‘The Perishing’

Natashia Deón’s The Perishing is a dark, gritty and slow-burning mystery involving an immortal protagonist.

In Depression-era Los Angeles, a Black girl wakes up naked and alone in a downtown alleyway. She doesn’t know who she is, not even her name. Her body and mind are bruised but not broken, her origins a mystery. She’s…

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