EAN: 9780008516499

THE LOVE SONGS OF WEB DU BOIS - HONORÉE FANONNE...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK'Deeply moving' Sarah Winman  author of
Still Life 'Remarkable' Afua Hirsch  author of Brit(ish) 'A sweeping epic ... Outstanding'
Daily Mail Immerse yourself in a celebration of Black womanhood and an epic tale of the stories
that span generations. Ailey Pearl Garfield grows up between the City in the north and summers
spent in her mother's small hometown of Chicasetta  Georgia. From an early age  she finds
herself in a battle for belonging that's made all the more difficult by a hurt in her past  as
well as the whispers of women-her mother  Belle  her sister  Lydia  and a maternal line
reaching back two centuries-that urge Ailey to succeed in their stead. To come to terms with
her identity  Ailey embarks on a journey through her family's past  uncovering the shocking
tales of generations of ancestors-Indigenous  Black  and white-in the deep South. In doing so
Ailey must learn to embrace her full heritage  a legacy of oppression and resistance  bondage
and independence  cruelty and resilience that is the story-and the song-of America itself. '
Mesmerising... magnificent' Independent 'Astonishing... A great work infused with love and
honesty' Alice Walker  author of The Color Purple 'Gripping  gorgeous. A sweeping family saga
that is also history at its most intimate and vital' Stef Penney  author of The Tenderness of
Wolves LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION ¿ SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR
FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE ¿ LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN LITERARY PRIZE 20 Highest Rated Books on
Goodreads 2025 ¿ New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year ¿ Time 10 Best Books of the Year ¿
Washington Post 10 Best Books of the Year ¿ People 10 Best Books of the Year ¿ Booklist 10 Best
First Novels of the Year

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