“[A] haunting, promising debut . . . Through complex characters and bewitching prose, Atakora offers a stirring portrait of the power conferred between the enslaved women. This powerful tale of moral ambiguity amid inarguable injustice stands with Esi Edugyan's Washington Black.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“An engrossing debut . . . Atakora structures a plot with plenty of satisfying twists. Life in the immediate aftermath of slavery is powerfully rendered in this impressive first novel.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Lush, irresistible . . . It took me into the hearts of women I could otherwise never know. I was transported.”
— Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses and Away
Conjure Women
Year
2020
Pages
416
Praise
“[A] haunting, promising debut . . . Through complex characters and bewitching prose, Atakora offers a stirring portrait of the power conferred between the enslaved women. This powerful tale of moral ambiguity amid inarguable injustice stands with Esi Edugyan's Washington Black.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“An engrossing debut . . . Atakora structures a plot with plenty of satisfying twists. Life in the immediate aftermath of slavery is powerfully rendered in this impressive first novel.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Lush, irresistible . . . It took me into the hearts of women I could otherwise never know. I was transported.”
— Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses and Away
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