Editorial Random House Uk
Fecha de edición noviembre 2021
Idioma inglés
EAN 9781787303027
192 páginas
Libro
encuadernado en tapa dura
Dimensiones 143 mm x 223 mm
'ELECTRIFYING' Colson Whitehead'ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE' Roxane GayAt 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 BooksellerEarly readers love My Monticello (reviews from NetGalley):'So much to love...
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