Nobody's magic

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Birdsong, Destiny O., 1981-

Birdsong, Destiny O.

Eva H. Perry Regional
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
Southgate Community

Adult Fiction

Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
Leesville Community - Adult Fiction
Middlecreek Community - Adult Fiction
Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Southgate Community - Adult Fiction
Wake Forest Community - Adult Fiction

"In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana, home. At the bustling intersection of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives. Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter. Now, a budding romance with a sweet mechanic allows Suzette to seek independence, which unleashes dark reactions in those closest to her. In discovering her autonomy, Suzette is forced to decide what she is willing to sacrifice in order to make her own way in the world. Maple is reeling from the unsolved murder of her free-spirited mother. She flees the media circus and her judgmental grandmother by shutting herself off from the world in a spare room of the motel where she works. One night, Maple connects with Chad, someone who may understand her pain more than she realizes, and discovers that the key to her mother's death may be within her reach. Agnes is far from home, working yet another mind-numbing job. She attracts the interest of a lonely security guard and army veteran who's looking for a traditional life for himself and his young son. He's convinced that she wields a certain "magic," but Agnes soon unleashes a power within herself that will shock them both and send her on a trip to confront not only her family and her past, but also herself. This novel, told in three parts, is a searing meditation on grief, female strength, and self-discovery set against a backdrop of complicated social and racial histories. Nobody's Magic is a testament to the power of family-the ones you're born in and the ones you choose. And in these three narratives, among the yearning and loss, each of these women may find a seed of hope for the future"--

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Fiction

Fiction

BIRDSONG

Wake County Public Libraries

Cary Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
Morrisville Community
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
Wake Forest Community

9781538721391

2022

Grand Central Publishing

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African American women -- Fiction
Albinos and albinism -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Novels
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction
Shreveport (La.) -- Fiction

Nobody's magic

Nobody's magic / Destiny O. Birdsong

Nobody's magic

African American women
Albinos and albinism
Man-woman relationships
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women