Palmares
(Book)

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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
JONES Gayl
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, [2021].
Physical Desc
492 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
40030730392

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"The epic rendering of a Black woman's journey through slavery and liberation, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil. "Palmares" recounts the journey of Almeyda, a Black slave girl who comes of age on Portuguese plantations and escapes to a fugitive slave settlement called Palmares. Following its destruction, Almeyda embarks on a journey across colonial Brazil to find her husband lost in battle. Her story brings to life a world impacted by greed, conquest, and colonial desire. She encounters a mad lexicographer, desperate to avoid military service; a village that praises a god living in a nearby cave; and a medicine woman who offers great magic, at a greater price." --,Provided by publisher.