{"product_id":"conjure-women","title":"Conjure Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing--and for the conjuring of curses--are at the heart of this dazzling first novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e- NPR - \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lush, irresistible . . . It took me into the hearts of women I could otherwise never know. I was transported.\"--Amy Bloom, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Houses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConjure Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother's footsteps as a midwife; and their master's daughter Varina. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child, who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMagnificently written, brilliantly researched, richly imagined, \u003ci\u003eConjure Women\u003c\/i\u003e moves back and forth in time to tell the haunting story of Rue, Varina, and May Belle, their passions and friendships, and the lengths they will go to save themselves and those they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[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.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44137204416611,"sku":"9780525511502","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/7515\/0179\/files\/imageloader_7b0c9631-f321-4913-92aa-1be6e01ce427.jpg?v=1776965496","url":"https:\/\/redricebooks.com\/products\/conjure-women","provider":"Red Rice Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}