Remembrance
ISBN10: 1250298466
ISBN13: 9781250298461
Trade Paperback
416 Pages
$16.99
CA$22.99
Winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction
Remembrance
It’s a rumor, a whisper passed in the fields and veiled behind sheets of laundry. A hidden stop on the underground road to freedom, a safe haven protected by more than secrecy . . . if you can make it there.
Ohio, present day.
An elderly woman who is more than she seems warns against rising racism as a young woman grapples with her life.
Haiti, 1791, on the brink of revolution.
When the slave Abigail is forced from her children to take her mistress to safety, she discovers New Orleans has its own powers.
1857 New Orleans—a city of unrest:
Following tragedy, house girl Margot is sold just before her 18th birthday and her promised freedom. Desperate, she escapes and chases a whisper . . . Remembrance.
Reviews
Praise for Remembrance
"Stunning . . . Family is at the core of Remembrance, the breathtaking debut novel by Rita Woods."—The Boston Globe
"An ambitious, absorbing novel . . . Woods creates memorable characters in all four settings, each with a distinct purpose that helps make the impossible relatable. Remembrance is a well-researched, epic historical fantasy."—NPR
"The novel's originality makes it worth reading."—Kirkus Reviews
"Woods’ writing is assured, the historical settings vivid, and her characters fully realized. Hand this to fans of Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and Octavia Butler's Kindred, who will appreciate this complex, genre-blending debut."—Booklist
"Fine attention to sensory details and brutal honesty concerning the horrors of slavery and racial relations over more than two centuries of American history make this a standout."—Publishers Weekly
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Margot
Margot caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror as she passed and stopped to peer at her reflection. Her sandy-colored hair had worked itself loose from its bun and lay damp and heavy against her neck. Her face shone with...