The Fountain, a novella by Michael Kelley set against the backdrop of political turmoil that readers will find familiar, describes the discovery by a middle-age couple that eternal youth can have a downside. James and Peg Sanders had not thought much about a family legend dating to the 17th Century, but the legend would eventually become the centerpiece of their lives. The legend linked their fate with a shipload of Africans, led by a charismatic shaman and aided by a sympathetic crew member by the name of James Sanders, who managed to escape confinement from the docks of Charleston, S.C., and avoid a lifetime of slavery. Centuries later, the modern day Sanders couple would have to engineer an escape of their own to avoid capture by overzealous local authorities.
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