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My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

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My Monticello

Author
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Narrator
Aja Naomi King
Publisher
Random House
Publish Date
4 November 2021
Run Time
5 hours 27 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism

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What we saw in those moments riveted us, and then it set us free

In a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of 1st Street, Charlottesville is attacked by violent white supremacists.

Families, friends and strangers flee for their lives in an abandoned bus, taking refuge in Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's historic plantation home in the hills above town.

Over nineteen heart-stopping days the group find ways to care for and sustain one another as the world burns beneath them.

Told by Da'Naisha Love, a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings, My Monticello is a searing indictment of racism past and present, and a powerful vision of resistance, hope and love.

'Electrifying' COLSON WHITEHEAD

'Absolutely unforgettable' ROXANE GAY

© Jocelyn Nicole Johnson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

  • Riveting storytelling. This incandescent work speaks not just to the moment, but to history

    Publishers Weekly (starred review)

  • A badass debut by any measure - nimble, knowing, and electrifying

    Colson Whitehead, twice-Pulitzer Prize winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS

  • An electric new literary voice

    Esquire

  • Absolutely unforgettable. Johnson's prose soars to remarkable heights

    Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of HUNGER and AYITI

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  • Unputdownable... Extraordinarily powerful... One of the finest books of 2021 and a future classic

    The Bookseller, Book of the Month

  • My Monticello is a magnificent debut that holds so much in its gaze. This breathtaking, artful book is a gift

    Megha Majumdar, New York Times bestselling author of A BURNING

  • I was enthralled from the opening lines of this book. Stunning

    Charles Yu, National Book Award-winning author of INTERIOR CHINATOWN

  • This is a stunning debut by a brilliant and original new voice

    Danielle Evans, award-winning author of THE OFFICE OF HISTORICAL CORRECTIONS

  • Johnson's debut book is stellar

    Kirkus (starred review)

  • A powerful and beautiful read

    Prima

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Details
Author
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Narrator
Aja Naomi King
Duration
5 hours 27 minutes
Release Date
4 November 2021
ISBN
9781529191578
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Random House
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin. What we saw in those moments riveted us, and then it set us freeIn a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of 1st Street, Charlottesville is attacked by violent white supremacists.Families, friends and strangers flee for their lives in an abandoned bus, taking refuge in Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's historic plantation home in the hills above town.Over nineteen heart-stopping days the group find ways to care for and sustain one another as the world burns beneath them.Told by Da'Naisha Love, a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings, My Monticello is a searing indictment of racism past and present, and a powerful vision of resistance, hope and love.'Electrifying' COLSON WHITEHEAD'Absolutely unforgettable' ROXANE GAY© Jocelyn Nicole Johnson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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