Jubilee

This was epic. It's almost a complete retelling of the period before, during and after the Civil War through the eyes of Black Americans. Vyry is our main character.
We are with her in her enslavement through the war and then Reconstruction.
This is not an easy read, and it on a large scale. It took me about two weeks to read, not because it is no interesting but because it is true and does not shy away from exposing the horrors of this time period against Black Americans. It should be required reading.