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Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing : SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR

Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing : SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR

by Jesmyn Ward

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GTIN09781408890967
EAN9781408890967
MPN9781408890967
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017ONE OF BARACK OBAMAS BEST BOOKS OF 2017SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, TIME AND THE BBCA must Margaret AtwoodA searing, urgent read Celeste NgStaggering Marlon JamesDisarmingly beautiful SpectatorBlazing with power, grief and tenderness Financial TimesAn intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power and limitations of family bonds. Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. His mother, Leonie, is in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black and her childrens father is white. Embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances, she wants to be a better mother, but cant put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. When the childrens father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Wards distinctive, lyrical language,... | Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing : SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR

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