But their stories are deeply affecting, in no small part because of Ward’s brilliant writing and compassionate eye. The novel is built around an arduous car trip: A black woman and her two children drive to a prison to pick up their white father. When the dead, including Leonie’s murdered brother, make their appearances and their demands, no one in the family’s surprised. Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel Jesmyn Ward Simon and Schuster, Fiction - 304 pages 93 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's. Throughout the novel, though, are beautifully crafted moments of tenderness.

The shoes I didn’t buy, the melted cake.” Leonie wants to be a better mother, and when Jojo’s and Kayla’s father is released from prison, Leonie takes the kids with her, hoping for a loving reunion, but what she gets instead is a harrowing drive across a muggy landscape haunted by hatred. Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel Hardcover Septemby Jesmyn Ward (Author) 13,309 ratings Book 2 of 3: Bois Sauvage Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.89 Other new, used and collectible from 1. Snorting coke one night, Leonie explains, “A clean burning shot through my bones, and then I forgot. “I’ll be on the other side of the door,” she reassures him, “With everybody else that’s gone before.” Jojo and his little sister, Kayla, live with their grandparents, while Leonie, their mother, drifts in and out of their lives, causing chaos. We all here at once.” This is the explanation 13-year-old Jojo is provided by his grandmother, the family matriarch, on her deathbed. Ward ( Salvage the Bones) tells the story of three generations of a struggling Mississippi family in this astonishing novel. Intro Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary Next Chapter 1: Jojo The first chapter is told from the perspective of Jojo on his thirteenth birthday.

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