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Brown Girl in the Ring

Nalo Hopkinson

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#5583 of 8,085 books · #1035 in Fantasy

Shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick Award (1999).

In this novel from speculative fiction author Nalo Hopkinson, a young woman must bargain with the gods to save her city and herself. The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways—farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother. She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends.

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Publisher
Hachette+ORM
ISBN-13
9780759520448
Topics
Urban dystopia and societal collapseCaribbean folklore and spiritualityFamily legacy and matriarchal lineage

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