Dystopia books from Jamaica
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If you are into dystopia here are some dystopia books from Jamaica for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson EN
Country: North America / Jamaica
Jamaica
Description:
In this "impressive debut" from award-winning speculative fiction author Nalo Hopkinson, a young woman must solve the tragic mystery surrounding her family and bargain with the gods to save her city and herself. (The Washington Post) The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways -- farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and... continue