The book of night women / Marlon James.
Lilith was born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they--and she--will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age and reveals the extent of her power, they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings and desires and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman in Jamaica, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594488573
- ISBN: 1594488576
- ISBN: 9781594484360
- Physical Description: 417 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Riverhead edition
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
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- Subject:
- Enslaved persons > Fiction.
Jamaica > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
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- 19 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC JAMES (Text) | 36015000312021 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F JAMES (Text) | 39493106541594 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/08/2026 |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC JAM (Text) | 31111002362794 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F JAM (Text) | 31250200047996 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | F JAM (Text) | 0020508306626 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/20/2026 |
| Goldsboro Library | F JAM (Text) | 640191003239559 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F JAM (Text) | 34621704698417 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F James (Text) | 33115006613696 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | F/JAMES (Text) | 33262002919295 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mitchell County Public Library | FIC JAM (Text) | 32222002389650 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Lilith was born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they--and she--will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age and reveals the extent of her power, they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings and desires and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman in Jamaica, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link.
