Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward

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Let Us Descend describes a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans, and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.

Annis, sold by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader’s guide. As she struggles through the miles-long march, Annis turns inward, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout, she opens herself to a world beyond this world, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give, and those who manipulate and take. While Annis leads readers through the descent, hers is ultimately a story of rebirth and reclamation.

**an interview with the author can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/live/plLbkh9exng?si=8SBj6wZyaGEo4655**
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