cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind
she’s able to finally escape her anxious mind and Ian’s criticism
a special band of dedicated essential workers
it provides him reason to believe that his mother would be alive today if she were white
Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed—and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation
The Berry Pickers: A Novel Emily Winfield Martin cursed places they can’t imagineNATIONAL BESTSELLER 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction A four year old Mikmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years "A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness." People, A Best New Book July 1962. Following in the tradition of