Roads, Where There Are No Roads
Author | : Angela Jackson |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2017-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780810134737 |
ISBN-13 | : 081013473X |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Download or read book Roads, Where There Are No Roads written by Angela Jackson and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2018 John Gardner Fiction prize In this highly anticipated sequel to her acclaimed first novel, Where I Must Go, Angela Jackson continues the remarkable story of Magdalena Grace. As a black student at the predominantly white Eden University, Maggie found herself deeply involved in conflict. Now, out in the wider world, she and her beloved Treemont Stone evolve into agents of change as they become immersed in the historical events unfolding around them—the movements advocating for civil rights, black consciousness, black feminism, the rights of the poor, and an end to the war in Vietnam. Rendered in prose so lyrical and luminous as to suggest a dream, Roads, Where There Are No Roads is a love story in the greatest sense, celebrating love between a man and a woman, between family members, and among the members of a community whose pride pushes them to rise up and resist. This gorgeously written novel will resonate with readers today as incredibly relevant, uplifting hearts and causing eyes to water with sorrow and delight.