Let us descend : a novel
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2023.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781982104498, 198210449X
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm.
Status
Santa Maria Public Library - Popular Library
FIC WARD 2023
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FIC WARD 2023
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Santa Maria Bookmobile - Adult Fiction | FIC WARD 2023 | Checked Out | May 4, 2024 |
Santa Maria Public Library - Popular Library | FIC WARD 2023 | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Blanchard Community Library - Adult Fiction | FIC WARD | Checked Out | May 8, 2024 |
Carpinteria Library - Adult Fiction | WARD,J | On Shelf | |
Lompoc Library - Adult Fiction - New | WARD, JESMYN | On Shelf | |
Paso Robles City Library - Adult Fiction - New | WARD | Checked Out | May 6, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2023.
Language
English
ISBN
9781982104498, 198210449X
Notes
Description
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. From one of the most singularly brilliant and beloved writers of her generation, this miracle of a novel inscribes Black American grief and joy into the very land--the rich but unforgiving forests, swamps, and rivers of the American South.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ward, J. (2023). Let us descend: a novel . Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. 2023. Let Us Descend: A Novel. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Let Us Descend: A Novel Scribner, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ward, Jesmyn. Let Us Descend: A Novel Scribner, 2023.
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