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'ELECTRIFYING' Colson Whitehead
'ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE' Roxane Gay
At a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A group of friends, families and strangers flee together in an abandoned bus and head for the hills above town.
Led by Da'Naisha Love, they arrive at Monticello, the historic plantation-home of Thomas Jefferson, deserted but for its ghosts. As a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Da'Naisha has a complex relationship with the house. Tentative at first, the group explores rooms, forages on the grounds, and finds a kind of shelter. But the terror from their town is coming closer, and soon they have an impossible decision to make.
My Monticello is the story of nineteen heart-stopping days of refuge and reclamation, told by Da'Naisha with courage and with grace. This deeply moving novel is a searing indictment of racism past and present, and a powerful vision of resistance, community and hope.
'ONE OF THE FINEST NOVELS OF 2021 and A FUTURE CLASSIC' The Bookseller
Early readers love My Monticello (reviews from NetGalley):
'So much to love... A truly astonishing debut' *****
'What an incredible voice she has' *****
'Deserves the praise heaped upon it' *****
'Johnson's writing is vivid and bold' ****
'The end is terrific, terrifying and mind blowing' ****
'Raw, powerful and a great contemporary voice' ****
'Definitely deserves a spot on your reading list' ****
'ELECTRIFYING' Colson Whitehead
'ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE' Roxane Gay
At a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A group of friends, families and strangers flee together in an abandoned bus and head for the hills above town.
Led by Da'Naisha Love, they arrive at Monticello, the historic plantation-home of Thomas Jefferson, deserted but for its ghosts. As a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Da'Naisha has a complex relationship with the house. Tentative at first, the group explores rooms, forages on the grounds, and finds a kind of shelter. But the terror from their town is coming closer, and soon they have an impossible decision to make.
My Monticello is the story of nineteen heart-stopping days of refuge and reclamation, told by Da'Naisha with courage and with grace. This deeply moving novel is a searing indictment of racism past and present, and a powerful vision of resistance, community and hope.
'ONE OF THE FINEST NOVELS OF 2021 and A FUTURE CLASSIC' The Bookseller
Early readers love My Monticello (reviews from NetGalley):
'So much to love... A truly astonishing debut' *****
'What an incredible voice she has' *****
'Deserves the praise heaped upon it' *****
'Johnson's writing is vivid and bold' ****
'The end is terrific, terrifying and mind blowing' ****
'Raw, powerful and a great contemporary voice' ****
'Definitely deserves a spot on your reading list' ****
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
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Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Buch |
ISBN-13: | 9781787303027 |
ISBN-10: | 1787303020 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 757924 |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole |
Hersteller: |
Random House UK Ltd
Harvill Secker |
Maße: | 223 x 142 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jocelyn Nicole Johnson |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.11.2021 |
Gewicht: | 0,31 kg |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
---|---|
Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Buch |
ISBN-13: | 9781787303027 |
ISBN-10: | 1787303020 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 757924 |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole |
Hersteller: |
Random House UK Ltd
Harvill Secker |
Maße: | 223 x 142 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Jocelyn Nicole Johnson |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.11.2021 |
Gewicht: | 0,31 kg |