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.
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- ISBN: 9781982104504
- ISBN: 9781982104498
- ISBN: 198210449X
- Physical Description: 305 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
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- "Oprah's book club 2023."--Cover.
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- 115 of 122 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 122 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC WARD (Text) | 36015001891205 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC WARD (Text) | 36015001891213 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC WARD (Text) | 36015001893672 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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"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."--
