Let us descend : a novel / Jesmyn Ward.
Author/creator |
Ward, Jesmyn author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
Publication Info | New York : Scribner, 2023. |
Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
Description | 305 pages ; 22 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Abstract | "Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take. While Ward leads readers through the descent, this, her fourth novel, is ultimately a story of rebirth and reclamation" --Provided by publisher. |
General note | "Oprah's book club 2023"--jacket. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Ward, Jesmyn. Let us descend. New York : Scribner, 2023 9781982104511 |
Genre/form | Fiction--Literary. |
Genre/form | Fiction--Historical--General. |
Genre/form | Fiction--African American & Black--Historical. |
Genre/form | Fiction. |
Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
Genre/form | Novels. |
Genre/form | Romans. |
ISBN | 9781982104498 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 198210449X (hardcover) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | New Books | PS3623 .A7323 L48 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |