Let us descend : a novel / Jesmyn Ward.
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982104498
- ISBN: 198210449X
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Oprah's book club 2023."--Cover. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | African American families > Fiction. Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Slavery > United States > Fiction. Racially mixed people > Fiction. Enslaved women > Fiction. Louisiana > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 62 of 125 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 8 current holds with 125 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC WAR (Text) | 37810435808570 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 03/21/2024 |
| Old Fort Branch Library | FIC WAR (Text) | 37810435665129 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
