{"product_id":"praise-song-for-the-butterflies-paperback","title":"Praise Song for the Butterflies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Longlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --A Black Caucus of the American Library Association 2019 Honor title, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McFadden, writer of great, imaginative novels for years now (including \u003cem\u003eSugar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGathering of Waters\u003c\/em\u003e), is back with one of her best yet. Exploring ritual sacrifice in contemporary West Africa, \u003cem\u003ePraise Song\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating, painful glimpse into a world beyond America's shores, filled with tragedy and love and hope.\" --\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, One of 20 New Books to Read in August\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The novel has a timeless quality; McFadden is a master of taking you to another time and place. In doing so, she raises questions surrounding the nature of memory, what we allow to thrive, and what we determine to execute . . . McFadden brings the sweeping drama of her earlier works -- \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Harlan, Glorious, Gathering of Waters\u003c\/em\u003e -- into this small book, and reminds me of the gentle fierceness of Edwidge Danticat's writing.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life in West Africa as the privileged nine-year-old daughter of a government employee and stay-at-home mother. But when the Katas' idyllic lifestyle takes a turn for the worse, Abeo's father, following his mother's advice, places the girl in a religious shrine, hoping that the sacrifice of his daughter will serve as atonement for the crimes of his ancestors. Unspeakable acts befall Abeo for the fifteen years she is held in the shrine. When she is finally rescued, broken and battered, she must struggle to overcome her past, endure the revelation of family secrets, and learn to trust and love again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the tradition of Chris Cleave's \u003cem\u003eLittle Bee\u003c\/em\u003e, this novel is a contemporary story that offers an eye-opening account of the practice of ritual servitude in West Africa. Spanning decades and two continents, \u003cem\u003ePraise Song for the Butterflies\u003c\/em\u003e will break you heart and then heal it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eSugar, Loving Donovan, Nowhere Is a Place, The Warmest December, Gathering of Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), \u003ci\u003eGlorious\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Harlan\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of a 2017 American Book Award and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction). She is a four-time Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770636927264,"sku":"9781617756269","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f60d67eb5c63cf6205608c77e352252.webp?v=1780375902","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/praise-song-for-the-butterflies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}