Moonrise Over New Jessup
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Moonrise Over New Jessup
Jamila Minnicks
Moonrise Over New Jessup
Moonrise Over New Jessup
Jamila Minnicks
Descripción
"With compelling characters and a heart-pounding plot, Jamila Minnicks pulled me into pages of history I'd never turned before."―Barbara Kingsolver, New York Times bestselling author of Demon Copperhead Winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, an enchanting and thought-provoking debut novel about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves on Alabama soil during the Civil Rights Movement. It's 1957, and after leaving the only home she has ever known, Alice Young steps off the bus into all-Black New Jessup, where residents have largely rejected integration as the means for Black social advancement. Instead, they seek to maintain, and fortify, the community they cherish on their "side of the woods." In this place, Alice falls in love with Raymond Campbell, whose clandestine organizing activities challenge New Jessup's longstanding status quo and could lead to the young couple's expulsion--or worse--from the home they both hold dear. As they marry and raise children together, Alice must find a way to balance her undying support for his underground work with her desire to protect New Jessup from the rising pressure of upheaval from inside, and outside, their side of town. Based on the history of the many Black towns and settlements established across the country, Jamila Minnicks's heartfelt and riveting debut is both a celebration of Black joy and a timely examination of the opposing viewpoints that attended desegregation in America. Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize
Detalles
Formato | Tapa dura |
Número de Páginas | 336 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Algonquin Books |
Fecha de Publicación | 2023-01-10 |
Dimensiones | 8.5" x 6.4" x 1.8" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | No |
Temas | Afroamericano, Femenino |
Acerca del Autor
Minnicks, Jamila
Jamila Minnicks is the author of Moonrise Over New Jessup, the 2021 winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Her work is also published in CRAFT Literary Magazine, The Write Launch, and The Silent World in Her Vase. Her piece "Politics of Distraction" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the Howard University School of Law, and Georgetown University. She lives in Washington, DC. Find her at www.jamila-minnicks.com.Garantía & Otros
Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
Peso: | 0.476 kg |
SKU: | 9781643752464 |
Publicado en Unimart.com: | 31/10/23 |
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