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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Conjure Women

Conjure Women

Atakora, Afia

Paperback

General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.00

ISBN10: 0525511504
ISBN13: 9780525511502
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: Feb 23 2021
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.65
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing--and for the conjuring of curses--are at the heart of this dazzling first novel

WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times - NPR - Parade - Book Riot - PopMatters

Lush, irresistible . . . It took me into the hearts of women I could otherwise never know. I was transported.--Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses and Away

Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother's footsteps as a midwife; and their master's daughter Varina. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child, who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom.

Magnificently written, brilliantly researched, richly imagined, Conjure Women moves back and forth in time to tell the haunting story of Rue, Varina, and May Belle, their passions and friendships, and the lengths they will go to save themselves and those they love.

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE

[A] haunting, promising debut . . . Through complex characters and bewitching prose, Atakora offers a stirring portrait of the power conferred between the enslaved women. This powerful tale of moral ambiguity amid inarguable injustice stands with Esi Edugyan's Washington Black.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

An engrossing debut . . . Atakora structures a plot with plenty of satisfying twists. Life in the immediate aftermath of slavery is powerfully rendered in this impressive first novel.--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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