Moonrise Over New Jessup Minnicks Jamila
"My favorite novels light up my brain with things I hadn't considered before - and this one does exactly that. The deep complexity of the American Civil Rights movement; the various, sometimes…
Specifikacia Moonrise Over New Jessup Minnicks Jamila
"My favorite novels light up my brain with things I hadn't considered before - and this one does exactly that. The deep complexity of the American Civil Rights movement; the various, sometimes opposing approaches of its leaders to desegregation; the gains and inevitable casualties that social progress can claim. With compelling characters and a heart-pounding plot, Jamila Minnicks pulled me into pages of history I'd never turned before."―Barbara Kingsolver, New York Times bestselling author of Demon CopperheadWinner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, an enchanting and thought-provoking debut novel about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves on Alabama soil during the Civil Rights Movement.It's 1957, and after leaving the only home she has ever known, Alice Young steps off the bus into