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Clay Cane has written a pretty remarkable book in a personal, novel way. Burn Down Master’s House is a fictional account of a variety moments of resistance by several separate slaves in the days before the civil war. He fictionalizes the stories into one strand that stands as its own narrative. As a descendant of slaves, he also uses the names of some of his ancestors. But there’s more here than 19^th century men and woman freeing themselves of their changes. Burn Down Master’s House is calling on us all to unchain ourselves as well.