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Ours | Phillip B Williams
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"A beautifully-written and ambitious epic about the complexity of freedom." --Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half An epic novel set in mid-nineteenth-century America about the spiritual costs of a freedom that demands fierce protection In this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjuror who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours. It is in this miraculous place that Saint's grand experiment--a truly secluded community where her people may flourish--takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours, over time, her conjuring and memories begin to betray her, leaving the town vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own. As the cracks in Saint's creation are exposed, some begin to wonder whether the community's safety might be yet another form of bondage. Set over the course of four decades and steeped in a rich tradition of American literature informed by Black surrealism, mythology, and spirituality, Ours is a stunning exploration of the possibilities and limitations of love and freedom by a writer of capacious vision and talent.
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TheKidUpstairs
Ours | Phillip B Williams
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You know those times when you already have four other books on the go, and just picked up two library holds, and have a mile-high TBR pile at home, but then you open the first page of a 573 page chunkster and the first paragraph draws you in so completely you just HAVE to bring it home with you and read it immediately?

Yeah, me too.

BarbaraBB I want to read on too 😀 3mo
TheKidUpstairs @BarbaraBB I read the first couple chapters last night, and am really liking it so far! 3mo
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mdemanatee
Ours | Phillip B Williams
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Had a great weekend at Printers Row in Chicago and finally picked this one I‘ve been eyeing all year up. It was clearly meant to be as it is now signed.