River sing me home
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Berkley hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
322 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Status:
Ashland Adult Fiction
SHEARER
Description
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother’s gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children and piece her family back together is a “celebration of motherhood and female resilience” (The Observer).
“A powerful novel that explores how freedom and family are truly defined”—Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Real Simple, Goodreads, AARP, Boston.com, BookBub and BookRiot
Her search begins with an ending.…
The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come into effect. The cries of joy fall silent when he announces that they are no longer his slaves; they are now his apprentices. No one can leave. They must work for him for another six years. Freedom is just another name for the life they have always lived. So Rachel runs.
Away from Providence, she begins a desperate search to find her children—the five who survived birth and were sold. Are any of them still alive? Rachel has to know. The grueling, dangerous journey takes her from Barbados then, by river, deep into the forest of British Guiana and finally across the sea to Trinidad. She is driven on by the certainty that a mother cannot be truly free without knowing what has become of her children, even if the answer is more than she can bear. These are the stories of Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. But above all this is the story of Rachel and the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to find her children...and her freedom.
“A powerful novel that explores how freedom and family are truly defined”—Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Real Simple, Goodreads, AARP, Boston.com, BookBub and BookRiot
Her search begins with an ending.…
The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come into effect. The cries of joy fall silent when he announces that they are no longer his slaves; they are now his apprentices. No one can leave. They must work for him for another six years. Freedom is just another name for the life they have always lived. So Rachel runs.
Away from Providence, she begins a desperate search to find her children—the five who survived birth and were sold. Are any of them still alive? Rachel has to know. The grueling, dangerous journey takes her from Barbados then, by river, deep into the forest of British Guiana and finally across the sea to Trinidad. She is driven on by the certainty that a mother cannot be truly free without knowing what has become of her children, even if the answer is more than she can bear. These are the stories of Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. But above all this is the story of Rachel and the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to find her children...and her freedom.
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Location
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Status
Last Check-In
Ashland Adult Fiction
SHEARER
Available
Sep 28, 2023
Location
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Status
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Bayfield Adult Fiction
FIC SHE
Available
Jun 30, 2023
Boulder Junction Adult Fiction
FIC SHE
Available
Jul 15, 2023
Eagle River Adult Fiction
FIC SHE
Available
Aug 30, 2023
Land O Lakes Adult Fiction
FIC SHE
Available
Apr 21, 2023
Sayner Adult Fiction
SHEARER
Available
Jul 26, 2023
Spooner Adult Fiction
F SHE
Available
Sep 11, 2023
Superior Adult Fiction
NEW FICTION Shearer, Eleanor
Due Oct 3, 2023
Washburn Adult Fiction
FIC SHE
Available
Sep 19, 2023
Subjects
LC Subjects
Barbados -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Black people -- West Indies, British -- Social conditions -- Fiction.
Emancipation Day (British West Indies) -- Fiction.
Enslaved people -- Emancipation -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
Escaped prisoners -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
Mother and child -- Fiction.
West Indies, British -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Women slaves -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
Black people -- West Indies, British -- Social conditions -- Fiction.
Emancipation Day (British West Indies) -- Fiction.
Enslaved people -- Emancipation -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
Escaped prisoners -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
Mother and child -- Fiction.
West Indies, British -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Women slaves -- Caribbean Area -- Fiction.
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593548042, 0593548043
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Dust jacket.
General Note
"Good Morning America book club"--Dust jacket.
Description
"This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother's gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery marks the arrival of a remarkable new talent. Her search begins with an ending.... The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come into effect. The cries of joy fall silent when he announces that they are no longer his slaves; they are now his apprentices. No one can leave. They must work for him for another six years. Freedom is just another name for the life they have always lived. So Rachel runs. Away from Providence, she begins a desperate search to find her children--the five who survived birth and were sold. Are any of them still alive? Rachel has to know. The grueling, dangerous journey takes her from Barbados then, by river, deep into the forest of British Guiana and finally across the sea to Trinidad. She is driven on by the certainty that a mother cannot be truly free without knowing what has become of her children, even if the answer is more than she can bear. These are the stories of Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry Jane and Mercy. But above all this is the story of Rachel and the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to find her children... and her freedom"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Shearer, E. (2023). River sing me home. Berkley hardcover edition. New York, Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Shearer, Eleanor. 2023. River Sing Me Home. New York, Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Shearer, Eleanor, River Sing Me Home. New York, Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Shearer, Eleanor. River Sing Me Home. Berkley hardcover edition. New York, Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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