Our Sister's Keeper
"For fans of Octavia Butlerâs 1979 classic Kindred or Erin Crosby Eckstine's Junie."âBooklist Mississippi, 1927. The groanings are coming. No town is perfect, but East Cobb comes close. Itâs a wealthy all-Black Free Townâuntouched by white oppressionâwhere ambitious Thea Elliot and her husband plan to make good on their big dreams. Little do they know that the idyllic town teems with ghoulish, walking nightmares . that only the women can see. Marah knows the groanings well. She is one of the carriersâwomen with the ability to pull traumatic memories from men. Populated by men entirely freed of their pain, East Cobb has flourished, even as the remnants of their memories haunt the townâs women. When an unexpected death drives Marah to discover more about her own power, Theaâs and Marahâs worlds collide. The sisters must confront the rotten core at the heart of East Cobbâs prosperity and choose whatâand whoâwill survive the reckoning. A gripping blend of historical fiction and Southern gothic psychological horror, Our Sisterâs Keeper is a fierce exploration of Black sisterhood, rage, and resistance.
Our Sister's Keeper
"For fans of Octavia Butlerâs 1979 classic Kindred or Erin Crosby Eckstine's Junie."âBooklist Mississippi, 1927. The groanings are coming. No town is perfect, but East Cobb comes close. Itâs a wealthy all-Black Free Townâuntouched by white oppressionâwhere ambitious Thea Elliot and her husband plan to make good on their big dreams. Little do they know that the idyllic town teems with ghoulish, walking nightmares . that only the women can see. Marah knows the groanings well. She is one of the carriersâwomen with the ability to pull traumatic memories from men. Populated by men entirely freed of their pain, East Cobb has flourished, even as the remnants of their memories haunt the townâs women. When an unexpected death drives Marah to discover more about her own power, Theaâs and Marahâs worlds collide. The sisters must confront the rotten core at the heart of East Cobbâs prosperity and choose whatâand whoâwill survive the reckoning. A gripping blend of historical fiction and Southern gothic psychological horror, Our Sisterâs Keeper is a fierce exploration of Black sisterhood, rage, and resistance.
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"For fans of Octavia Butlerâs 1979 classic Kindred or Erin Crosby Eckstine's Junie."âBooklist Mississippi, 1927. The groanings are coming. No town is perfect, but East Cobb comes close. Itâs a wealthy all-Black Free Townâuntouched by white oppressionâwhere ambitious Thea Elliot and her husband plan to make good on their big dreams. Little do they know that the idyllic town teems with ghoulish, walking nightmares . that only the women can see. Marah knows the groanings well. She is one of the carriersâwomen with the ability to pull traumatic memories from men. Populated by men entirely freed of their pain, East Cobb has flourished, even as the remnants of their memories haunt the townâs women. When an unexpected death drives Marah to discover more about her own power, Theaâs and Marahâs worlds collide. The sisters must confront the rotten core at the heart of East Cobbâs prosperity and choose whatâand whoâwill survive the reckoning. A gripping blend of historical fiction and Southern gothic psychological horror, Our Sisterâs Keeper is a fierce exploration of Black sisterhood, rage, and resistance.
