A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 * LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN
AMERICA OPEN BOOK AWARD A Times Book of the Month One of Roxane
Gay's Audacious Book Club Picks 'A feat of monumental thematic
imagination' - The New York Times Coming of age as a free-born
Black girl in Brooklyn after the Civil War, Libertie Sampson was
all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician,
had a vision for their future together: Libertie would go to
medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie, drawn more
to music than science, feels stifled by her mother's choices and is
hungry for something else - is there really only one way to have an
autonomous life? And she is constantly reminded that, unlike her
mother who can pass, Libertie has skin that is too dark. When a
young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be
his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is
still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what
freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with
where she might find it - for herself and for generations to come.
'A soaring exploration of what "freedom" truly means ... an
elegantly layered, beautifully rendered tour de force that is not
to be missed' - Roxane Gay
General
Imprint: |
Serpent's Tail
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Kaitlyn Greenidge
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Dimensions: |
222 x 144 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
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Pages: |
336 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78816-900-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
1-78816-900-X |
Barcode: |
9781788169004 |
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