She would be king : a novel / Wayétu Moore.
In the West African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she nevertheless survives. On a plantation in Virginia, June Dey hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. And in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, Norman Aragon, the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave, can fade from sight at will, just as his mother could. Gbessa, misunderstood by her own people, finds a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia. When she meets June Dey and Norman Aragon, it isn't long before they realize tht they are all cursed - or, perhaps, uniquely gifted. Together they protect the weak and vulnerable, but only Gbessa can salvage the tense relationship between the settlers and indigenous tribes. The all-seeing spirit of the wind weaves together their extraordinary stories. "If she was not a woman," the wind says of Gbessa, "she would be king."--inside front cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781555978174
- ISBN: 1555978177
- Physical Description: 294 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Outcasts > Fiction. Ability > Fiction. Liberia > History > 1847-1944 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realism (Literature) Historical fiction. Magic realist fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Coats Public Library | F Moo (Text) | 33633002120383 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | F Moo (Text) | 33436001660957 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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