Brashears Monica
Brashears Monica - House Of Cotton A Novel - Hardcover
Brashears Monica - House Of Cotton A Novel - Hardcover
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Description: Finalist for the 2024 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award NPR BEST BOOK OF 2023 An enchanting Black Southern gothic debut perfect for readers of Mexican Gothic " Fresh haunting. In her roller - coaster ride of a gothic debut novel Monica Brashears upends expectations at every turn." The New York Times Every page every scene every sentence of Monica Brashears's debut novel House of Cotton dazzles and surprises. An intense enthralling and deeply satisfying read! Deesha Philyaw author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" A new dazzling and essential American voice." George Saunders author of Lincoln in the Bardo One night while working at her dead - end gas station job Magnolia Brown encounters a mysterious slick stranger named Cotton. He offers to turn her luck around with a lucrative modeling job at his family's funeral home where she will pose as clients dead loved ones. She accepts. Despite earning more than she's ever made Magnolia finds that her problems are fattening along with her wallet. And when Cotton's requests become increasingly strange Magnolia discovers there's a lot more at stake than just her rent. This roller - coaster ride of a novel upends expectations at every turn. A bold new talent in the gothic tradition but with a style all her own Brashears offers a fresh new perspective on Appalachia and the American South and Magnolia's rich voice will echo with readers long after the pages are closed (Shelf Awareness).
Title: House Of Cotton A Novel
Author(s): Brashears Monica
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Barcode: 9781250851918
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/4/2023
Description: Finalist for the 2024 NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award NPR BEST BOOK OF 2023 An enchanting Black Southern gothic debut perfect for readers of Mexican Gothic " Fresh haunting. In her roller - coaster ride of a gothic debut novel Monica Brashears upends expectations at every turn." The New York Times Every page every scene every sentence of Monica Brashears's debut novel House of Cotton dazzles and surprises. An intense enthralling and deeply satisfying read! Deesha Philyaw author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies" A new dazzling and essential American voice." George Saunders author of Lincoln in the Bardo One night while working at her dead - end gas station job Magnolia Brown encounters a mysterious slick stranger named Cotton. He offers to turn her luck around with a lucrative modeling job at his family's funeral home where she will pose as clients dead loved ones. She accepts. Despite earning more than she's ever made Magnolia finds that her problems are fattening along with her wallet. And when Cotton's requests become increasingly strange Magnolia discovers there's a lot more at stake than just her rent. This roller - coaster ride of a novel upends expectations at every turn. A bold new talent in the gothic tradition but with a style all her own Brashears offers a fresh new perspective on Appalachia and the American South and Magnolia's rich voice will echo with readers long after the pages are closed (Shelf Awareness).
Title: House Of Cotton A Novel
Author(s): Brashears Monica
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Barcode: 9781250851918
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/4/2023
