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Redemption in Indigo

Karen Lord

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#1323 of 8,085 books · #238 in Fantasy

Won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2011). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

Redemption in Indigo won the Frank Collymore Literary Prize in Barbados. Paama's husband is a fool and a glutton. Bad enough that he followed her to her parents' home in the village of Makende, now he's disgraced himself by murdering livestock and stealing corn. When Paama leaves him for good, she attracts the attention of the undying ones - the djombi - who present her with a gift; the Chaos Stick, which allows her to manipulate the subtle forces of the world. Unfortunately, a wrathful djombi with indigo skin believes this power should be his and his alone. Bursting with humor and rich in fantastic detail, Redemption in Indigo is a clever, contemporary fairy tale that introduces readers to a dynamic new voice in Caribbean literature. Lord's world of spider tricksters and indigo immortals, inspired in part by a Senegalese folk tale, will feel instantly familiar - but Paama's adventures are fresh, surprising, and utterly original.

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Publisher
Small Beer Press
ISBN-13
9781459602694
Topics
Marriage and separationMagic and powerFolklore and mythologyCaribbean cultureRedemption

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