Song Yet Sung
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Song Yet Sung
Song Yet Sung
Set in 1850s Maryland, Song Yet Sungis a raw and captivating story of a runaway female slave, from National Book Award-winning, internationally bestselling novelist James McBride
In the days before the Civil War, an enslaved woman named Liz Spocott escapes from her captors into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland's eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves and free blacks.
Liz is near death, wracked by disturbing visions of the future, and armed with 'the Code'βa fiercely guarded cryptic means of communication for slaves on the run.
Filled with rich, true details, Song Yet Sung is a story of tragic triumph, dreams of tomorrow and unexpected kindness, from the National Book Award-winning novelist James McBride.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399632553
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 384
About the Author
James McBride is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Oprah's Book Club selection Deacon King Kong, the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the million-copy-bestselling memoir The Colour of Water, the novels Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna, the story collection Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal and an accomplished musician, McBride is also a distinguished writer in residence at New York University.
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