{"product_id":"9781526666765","title":"Let Us Descend: An Oprah's Book Club Pick","description":"Author: Ward, Jesmyn\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526666765\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A spectacular achievement' \u003c\/b\u003eANTHONY DOERR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extravagantly beautiful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the greatest writers of all time' \u003c\/b\u003eJACQUELINE WOODSON\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best book I've read in years' \u003c\/b\u003eLOUISE KENNEDY\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a slave plantation in the Carolinas, Annis has survived in the light of her mother's resilience, comforted by stories of her African warrior grandmother. Everything she knows, she learned from her mother     how to fight, how to be strong, how to grow up in a world shrouded in darkness.\u003cbr\u003eWhen she is sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, Annis must venture onward through the rich but unforgiving landscapes of the American South alone- from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans, and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Searching for relief in memories of her mother, she opens herself to a world beyond her own, teeming with spirits of earth, water, history and myth. \u003cbr\u003eA reimagining of American slavery as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching, \u003ci\u003eLet Us Descend \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a magnificent portrait of the strength of the human spirit and its ability to emerge from darkness into light. This is a story of beauty, love, rebirth and reclamation     a masterwork for the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSing, Unburied, Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A must' \u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most important writers in America today' \u003cb\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ward is a lyrical, visceral storyteller' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A searing, urgent read' \u003cb\u003eCeleste Ng\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Plays out like a grand epic   - Staggering' \u003cb\u003eMarlon James\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636916998302,"sku":"UBD-9781526666765","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526666765.jpg?v=1774399524","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526666765","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}