The Resource Conjure women : a novel, Afia Atakora
Conjure women : a novel, Afia Atakora
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The item Conjure women : a novel, Afia Atakora represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- "Like her mother, Rue is an all-knowing midwife, healer, and conjurer of curses on the plantation of Marse Charles. Moving back and forth in time between the years before and after the Civil War, this novel tells the story of Rue, the families she cares for, and the mysteries and secrets she knows about the plantation owner's daughter, Varina. At the heart of this story is the intimate bonds and transgressions among people and across racial divides, during both slavery time and freedom time."--Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 400 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525511489
- Label
- Conjure women : a novel
- Title
- Conjure women
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Afia Atakora
- Subject
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- Historical fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- trueCurses
- trueFreed slaves
- trueMidwives
- trueMother and child
- truePlantation life
- Plantation life -- Southern States -- Fiction
- Race relations -- Fiction
- trueSecrets
- trueSlavery
- trueSouthern States -- History -- 19th century
- trueSouthern States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- trueSuperstition
- trueWomen healers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Like her mother, Rue is an all-knowing midwife, healer, and conjurer of curses on the plantation of Marse Charles. Moving back and forth in time between the years before and after the Civil War, this novel tells the story of Rue, the families she cares for, and the mysteries and secrets she knows about the plantation owner's daughter, Varina. At the heart of this story is the intimate bonds and transgressions among people and across racial divides, during both slavery time and freedom time."--Publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10848593
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Atakora, Afia
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3601.T35
- LC item number
- C66 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans
- Plantation life
- Race relations
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Conjure women : a novel, Afia Atakora
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 400 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525511489
- Lccn
- 2019015814
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- on1096231372
- (OCoLC)1096231372
- Label
- Conjure women : a novel, Afia Atakora
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 400 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525511489
- Lccn
- 2019015814
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- on1096231372
- (OCoLC)1096231372
Subject
- Historical fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- trueCurses
- trueFreed slaves
- trueMidwives
- trueMother and child
- truePlantation life
- Plantation life -- Southern States -- Fiction
- Race relations -- Fiction
- trueSecrets
- trueSlavery
- trueSouthern States -- History -- 19th century
- trueSouthern States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- trueSuperstition
- trueWomen healers
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