{"product_id":"praise-song-for-the-butterflies-paperback-by-bernice-l-mcfadden-1","title":"Praise Song for the Butterflies Paperback by Bernice L. 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Exploring ritual sacrifice in contemporary West Africa, \u003ci\u003ePraise Song\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating, painful glimpse into a world beyond America’s shores, filled with tragedy and love and hope.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, One of 20 New Books to Read in August\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“The novel has a timeless quality; McFadden is a master of taking you to another time and place. In doing so, she raises questions surrounding the nature of memory, what we allow to thrive, and what we determine to execute . . . McFadden brings the sweeping drama of her earlier works — \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Harlan, Glorious, Gathering of Waters\u003c\/i\u003e — into this small book, and reminds me of the gentle fierceness of Edwidge Danticat’s writing.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life in West Africa as the privileged nine-year-old daughter of a government employee and stay-at-home mother. But when the Katas’ idyllic lifestyle takes a turn for the worse, Abeo’s father, following his mother’s advice, places the girl in a religious shrine, hoping that the sacrifice of his daughter will serve as atonement for the crimes of his ancestors. Unspeakable acts befall Abeo for the fifteen years she is held in the shrine. When she is finally rescued, broken and battered, she must struggle to overcome her past, endure the revelation of family secrets, and learn to trust and love again.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the tradition of Chris Cleave’s \u003ci\u003eLittle Bee\u003c\/i\u003e, this novel is a contemporary story that offers an eye-opening account of the practice of ritual servitude in West Africa. Spanning decades and two continents, \u003ci\u003ePraise Song for the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e will break you heart and then heal it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernice L. McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoving Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNowhere Is a Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warmest December\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGathering of Waters\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice and one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012), and \u003ci\u003eGlorious\u003c\/i\u003e, which was featured in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. She is a three-time Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award finalist, as well as the recipient of three awards from the BCALA. 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