My Monticello (Hardcover)

'ELECTRIFYING' Colson Whitehead 'ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE' Roxane Gay At a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A group of friends, families and strangers flee together in an abandoned bus and head for the hills above town. Led by Da'Naisha Love, they arrive at Monticello, the historic plantation-home of Thomas Jefferson, deserted but for its ghosts. As a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Da'Naisha has a complex relationship with the house. Tentative at first, the group explores rooms, forages on the grounds, and finds a kind of shelter. But the terror from their town is coming closer, and soon they have an impossible decision to make. My Monticello is the story of nineteen heart-stopping days of refuge and reclamation, told by Da'Naisha with courage and with grace. This deeply moving novel is a searing indictment of racism past and present, and a powerful vision of resistance, community and hope. 'ONE OF THE FINEST NOVELS OF 2021 and A FUTURE CLASSIC' The Bookseller Early readers love My Monticello (reviews from NetGalley): 'So much to love... A truly astonishing debut' ***** 'What an incredible voice she has' ***** 'Deserves the praise heaped upon it' ***** 'Johnson's writing is vivid and bold' **** 'The end is terrific, terrifying and mind blowing' **** 'Raw, powerful and a great contemporary voice' **** 'Definitely deserves a spot on your reading list' ****

General

Imprint:	Harvill Secker
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Dimensions:	223 x 143 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-78730-302-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-78730-302-0
Barcode:	9781787303027

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