Ours by Phillip B Williams
An epic, spellbinding novel of rebellion, redemption, power and humanity, and of a Black community finding freedom to live an ordinary life of love and pain in America's darkest days.
Ours is a bold, ambitious, often beguiling piece of work - an epic folk tale of Black American emancipation.. This is a book to get lost in * Guardian *
Epic... Mysterious... This is not a book to be rushed [...] and is a saga in the truest sense of the word - a blend of romance, historical, war and thriller fiction. It's a genre-defying experiment as strange, charming and shocking as Ours itself * FT *
A mythical and imaginative novel, Ours by Phillip B. Williams is an astonishing debut... A spellbinding, spiritual story, Ours is a remarkable achievement * Buzz Magazine *
A beautifully-written and ambitious epic about the complexity of freedom. Williams crafts an expansive, original world filled with characters who linger long after the final page -- Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half
Ours is a radical re-creation of our pasts... A jewel of a novel, a deeply felt exploration of the strengthening ties and broken cords of kith and kin under the weight of complicated histories -- Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie
A modern classic... Beautifully lyrical... A powerfully moving literary masterpiece * Debut Digest *
Ours stands as a monumental work in historical fiction, blending elements of magical realism to craft a narrative that is as compelling as it is thought-provoking... A masterpiece in contemporary literature... A novel of extraordinary depth and creativity * KOL Social *
Moving and evocative... The imparting of African folklore throughout the narrative feels restorative * Irish Times *
Epic... Mysterious... This is not a book to be rushed [...] and is a saga in the truest sense of the word - a blend of romance, historical, war and thriller fiction. It's a genre-defying experiment as strange, charming and shocking as Ours itself * FT *
A mythical and imaginative novel, Ours by Phillip B. Williams is an astonishing debut... A spellbinding, spiritual story, Ours is a remarkable achievement * Buzz Magazine *
A beautifully-written and ambitious epic about the complexity of freedom. Williams crafts an expansive, original world filled with characters who linger long after the final page -- Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half
Ours is a radical re-creation of our pasts... A jewel of a novel, a deeply felt exploration of the strengthening ties and broken cords of kith and kin under the weight of complicated histories -- Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie
A modern classic... Beautifully lyrical... A powerfully moving literary masterpiece * Debut Digest *
Ours stands as a monumental work in historical fiction, blending elements of magical realism to craft a narrative that is as compelling as it is thought-provoking... A masterpiece in contemporary literature... A novel of extraordinary depth and creativity * KOL Social *
Moving and evocative... The imparting of African folklore throughout the narrative feels restorative * Irish Times *
Phillip B. Williams is the author of the poetry collections Mutiny, a 2022 American Book Award winner and a 2022 PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry finalist, and Thief in the Interior, winner of the 2017 Kate Tufts Discovery Award and a Lambda Literary Award. He has received a Whiting Award and Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. He was born in Chicago and currently lives in Philadelphia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781803510781 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803510781 |
| Title | Ours |
| Author | Phillip B Williams |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2025-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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