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Libertie
From the critically acclaimed and Whiting Award-winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman comes a book about what freedom actually means - and where to find it.
From the critically acclaimed and Whiting Award-winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman comes a book about what freedom actually means - and where to find it
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Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Brooklyn after the Civil War, Libertie Sampson was all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practising physician, had a vision for their future together: Libertie would go to medical school and practise alongside her. But Libertie, drawn more to music than science, feels stifled by her mother's choices and is hungry for something else— is there really only one way to have an autonomous life? And she is constantly reminded that, unlike her mother who can pass, Libertie has skin that is too dark.
When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it—for herself and for generations to come.
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Kaitlyn Greenidge's Libertie receives high praise for its blend of historical fiction and magical realism, vividly exploring themes of freedom, identity, and the legacy of slavery. Critics commend Greenidge for her masterful storytelling, highlighting the depth of the mother-daughter relationship and the novel's profound exploration of 19th-century Black female experiences. The book is celebrated as a compelling, lyrical narrative that resonates with modern struggles, beautifully capturing historical moments while transcending them with emotional and thematic richness.
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ISBN: 9781788169004
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 29 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Serpent's Tail
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 440g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Kaitlyn Greenidge's debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman, was one of The New York Times Critics' Top 10 Books of 2016 and a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. She is a contributing writer for The New York Times, and her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Glamour, Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. Libertie is her second novel.
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