A Stylist Best Book of 2020
Youre free to decide your future. But how do you escape the ghosts of the past?
A stunning debut novel with echoes of Yaa Gyasis Homegoing and Sara Collins The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad omen. Thats one thing the people on the old plantation are sure of. The other is that Miss Rue - midwife, healer, crafter of curses - will know what to do.
But for once Rue doesnt know. Times have changed since her mother Miss May Belle held the power to influence the life and death of her fellow slaves. Freedom has come. The masters Big House lies in ruins. But this new world brings new dangers, and Rues o
Youre free to decide your future. But how do you escape the ghosts of the past?
A stunning debut novel with echoes of Yaa Gyasis Homegoing and Sara Collins The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad omen. Thats one thing the people on the old plantation are sure of. The other is that Miss Rue - midwife, healer, crafter of curses - will know what to do.
But for once Rue doesnt know. Times have changed since her mother Miss May Belle held the power to influence the life and death of her fellow slaves. Freedom has come. The masters Big House lies in ruins. But this new world brings new dangers, and Rues o
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Conjure Women
ΠΡΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΈ 2 ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°
ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ
Youre free to decide your future. But how do you escape the ghosts of the past?
A stunning debut novel with echoes of Yaa Gyasis Homegoing and Sara Collins The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad omen. Thats one thing the people on the old plantation are sure of. The other is that Miss Rue - midwife, healer, crafter of curses - will know what to do.
But for once Rue doesnt know. Times have changed since her mother Miss May Belle held the power to influence the life and death of her fellow slaves. Freedom has come. The masters Big House lies in ruins. But this new world brings new dangers, and Rues old magic may be no match for them.
When sickness sweeps across her tight-knit community, Rue finds herself the focus of suspicion. What secrets does she keep amidst the charred remains of the Big House? Which spells has she conjured to threaten their children? And why is she so wary of the charismatic preacher man who promises to save them all?
Rue understands fear. It has shaped her life and her mothers before her. And now she knows she must face her fears - and her ghosts - to find a new way forward for herself and her people.
Conjure Women is a story of the lengths well go to save the ones we love, from a stunning new voice in fiction.
- Π’ΠΈΠΏ ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΊΠΈ ΠΡΠ³ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»ΡΡ
- ΠΠΎΠ»-Π²ΠΎ ΡΡΡ. 400
- ΠΠ΅Ρ 289 Π³
- ΠΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ 2021
- ΠΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ 4th Estate
- Π Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ 2.5x12.8x19.7
- ID ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° 2871951
- ISBN 978-0-00-829395-6
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Π²Π°ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΌ, ΠΈ Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠ΄Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡΠΉ (ΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ) ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π· ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ/Π΄ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ. ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡΡ ΡΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ»Π΅ΡΡ Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΡΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΠΈΡΡ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈ Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π² ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΡΡΠΎ-ΡΠΎ Π·Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, Ρ Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Π»: Β«ΠΡΡΡ Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ!Β» Π Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠΊΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ. ΠΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Ρ
ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ. Π― ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½Ρ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π΅, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠΌ Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π» ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠ»ΡΠ±Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π€ΠΈΠ½Π½Π°, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π» ΠΠΆΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΡΠ° ΠΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°.
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ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π» ΠΈ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π» ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρ Π² ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π΅Π΅ ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΊΡ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²Π° Π²ΡΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. Π² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Ρ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΈ Π΅Π΅ ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π² Π‘Π¨Π. Π½Π΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΡ ΡΡΠΆΡΠ»ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΊΡ Π² ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΡΡΡ ΡΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ°, Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈΠΈ, ΡΡΠ΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ