Praise Song For The Butterflies
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Praise Song For The Butterflies by Bernice L Mcfadden
A bold, brave and brilliant novel exploring the trokosi tradition of ritual servitude in West Africa, Praise Song for the Butterflies will break and heal your heart. Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
Abeo is unrelenting-a fiery protagonist who sparks in every sceneBernice L. McFadden has created yet another compelling story, this time about hope and freedom. * Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun *
Bernice L. McFadden is an African-American award-winning author of ten critically acclaimed novels including Praise Song for the Butterflies, The Book of Harlan, Sugar, The Warmest December, Gathering of Waters (a New York Times Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and Glorious. Her latest novel, Praise Song for the Butterflies, was longlisted for the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction 2019. The Book of Harlan (2016) won the American National Book Award and an NAACP Image award, and has been optioned for a movie deal by MarkTonderai of Shona Films. In the UK, McFadden has featured at Cheltenham Literary Festival, Hillingdon Literary Festival and has given talks and signings at bookshops including Waterstones. She has featured in British media including BBC R4 Front Row, RTE Radio, The Observer, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Scotland and on multiple blogs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909762886 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909762881 |
| Title | Praise Song For The Butterflies |
| Author | Bernice L Mcfadden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for the Women's Fiction Prize 2019 |
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