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ISBN-10 :  0593654835 

ISBN-13 :  9780593654835

Author:  Phillip B. Williams 

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more “An inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history . . . [written in] lush, ornamental prose.” —The New Yorker “Fans of The Underground Railroad, The Water Dancer, and Let Us Descend will devour this lyrical and surreal saga.” —Oprah Daily From a writer of singular voice and vision, a mesmerizing epic that reimagines the past to explore the true nature of freedom In this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjurer who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours. It is in this miraculous place that Saint’s grand experiment—a truly secluded community where her people may flourish—takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours, over time, her conjuring and memories begin to betray her, leaving the town vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own. As the cracks in Saint’s creation are exposed, some begin to wonder whether the community’s safety might be yet another form of bondage. Set over the course of four decades and steeped in a rich tradition of American literature informed by Black surrealism, mythology, and spirituality, Ours is a stunning exploration of the possibilities and limitations of love and freedom by a writer of capacious vision and talent.

Ours: A Novel 1st Table of contents:

Part One
Chapter 1: Blood and Light
Chapter 2: Go Down, Moses
Chapter 3: Plague of Arrogance
Chapter 4: The Climb
Chapter 5: Venom
Chapter 6: Expose
Chapter 7: Inside
Chapter 8: Instructions
Part Two
Chapter 9: Monsters
Chapter 10: Frances and Joy
Chapter 11: Unravel
Chapter 12: Dead-Time
Chapter 13: Hell
Chapter 14: Evergreen/Thaw
Chapter 15: Understanding
Chapter 16: The Outsiders
Chapter 17: Kwame’s Crown
Part Three
Chapter 18: White Sheets
Chapter 19: Deluge
Chapter 20: A Show of Force
Chapter 21: Communal
Chapter 22: Reunion
Chapter 23: Nothingness
Chapter 24: War
Chapter 25: God’s Place
Chapter 26: Grief
Chapter 27: Conviction
Chapter 28: Gone
Chapter 29: Homeward

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