Title:
The human origins of Beatrice Porter and other essential ghosts : a novel
Author:
Edition:
First Catapult edtion.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York : Catapult, 2023.
Physical Description:
277 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781646220953
Abstract:
Two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in Brooklyn, Zora and Sasha Porter, drifting apart as they bear witness to their father's violence and their mother's worsening illness, must come together to answer to something more ancient and powerful than they know -- and confront a long-buried family secret.
Contents:
What's my name? A parable -- Part I. Origins -- Anansi's daughters -- Devil in the shape of a rooster -- Tall tales from Sasha also known as Ashes aka the Mannish girl -- Once upon a time : featuring Star Scars & dreams of flight -- Part II. Essential ghosts -- Sky full a curry and a purple balloon -- Two brothers, the rolling calf, and the wind herself -- Sasha & the photograph -- An unfortunate event on Maple Street -- The human origins of Beatrice Porter and other essential ghosts -- Part III. Beatrice -- Lost in her story -- Dglo -- The Anansi stories -- Instructions for communication with dead mothers.
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Language:
English
