Perish : a novel / LaToya Watkins.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593185919
- ISBN: 0593185919
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Publisher: New York : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "LaToya Watkins's PERISH follows four members of the Turner clan: Julie B., a woman who regrets her wasted youth and the time spent under Helen Jean's thumb; Alex, a police officer grappling with a dark and twisted past; Jan, mother of two, who yearns to go to school and leave Jerusalem and all of its trauma behind for good; And Lydia, a woman whose marriage is falling apart because her body can't seem to stay pregnant; as they're called home to say goodbye to their mother and grandmother, Helen Jean. Told through alternating chapters, and set in a vividly drawn, tight-knit rural, Black Texan community, PERISH explores the effects of inherited trauma and intra-generational violence and pain as the family's "reunion" unearths long-kept secrets and forces each member to ask themselves important questions about who is deserving of forgiveness and who bears the cross of blame. With powerful, sharp prose and a sense of place that is wholly immersive, offering a nuanced look into black communites in Texas, this beautiful yet heart-wrenching debut novel will pull you in and drop you into the world LaToya has masterfully crafted within the pages"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | African American families > Texas > Fiction. Rural families > Fiction. |
Genre: | Novels. Fiction. |
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | PS 3623.A869445 P47 2022 (Text) | 30401147774271 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Burnham Library - Bridgewater | FIC WATKINS (Text) | 36937002168954 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | FIC WAT (Text) | 34014147262290 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Deep River Public Library | F Watk (Text) | 36039153319997 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Kent Library Association - Kent | F WAT (Text) | 33410150977090 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Milford Public Library | WATKINS Latoya (Text) | 34013150756552 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Norfolk Library | FIC WAT (Text) | 36058010302558 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Seymour Public Library | F WATKINS (Text) | 34043151007606 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | FIC WATKINS, L (Text) | 34005153094833 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Southbury Public Library | WATKINS (Text) | 34019154906606 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"LaToya Watkins's PERISH follows four members of the Turner clan: Julie B., a woman who regrets her wasted youth and the time spent under Helen Jean's thumb; Alex, a police officer grappling with a dark and twisted past; Jan, mother of two, who yearns to go to school and leave Jerusalem and all of its trauma behind for good; And Lydia, a woman whose marriage is falling apart because her body can't seem to stay pregnant; as they're called home to say goodbye to their mother and grandmother, Helen Jean. Told through alternating chapters, and set in a vividly drawn, tight-knit rural, Black Texan community, PERISH explores the effects of inherited trauma and intra-generational violence and pain as the family's "reunion" unearths long-kept secrets and forces each member to ask themselves important questions about who is deserving of forgiveness and who bears the cross of blame. With powerful, sharp prose and a sense of place that is wholly immersive, offering a nuanced look into black communites in Texas, this beautiful yet heart-wrenching debut novel will pull you in and drop you into the world LaToya has masterfully crafted within the pages"--