WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017'This wrenching new novel by Jesmyn Ward digs deep into the not-buried heart of the American nightmare. A must' Margaret Atwood'A powerfully alive novel haunted by ghosts; a road trip where people can go but they can never leave; a visceral and intimate drama that plays out like a grand epic, Sing, Unburied, Sing is staggering' Marlon James, Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2015An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Un...

'Gripping, mythic, bone-pulverising ... A spectacular achievement'

ANTHONY DOERR

'Jesmyn Ward is one of the greatest writers of all time. And Let Us Descend, once again, proves it'

JACQUELINE WOODSON

'Transcendent ... The best book I've read in years'

LOUISE KENNEDY

'Stunning ... Will grip you from the first word to the last'

NATHAN HARRIS

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The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.

On a slave plantation in the Carolinas, Annis has survived in the light of he...

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'A brilliantly pacy adventure story ... Ward writes like a dream' - The Times

'Fresh and urgent' - New York Times

'There's something of Faulkner to Ward's grand diction' - Guardian

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

Hurricane Katrina is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family.

Esch and he...