The release date for the English version of 'Conjure Women' by
Afia Atakora is Apr 2020. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This brilliant debut book is around a mother and daughter who have a combined gift for healing and casting curses.
Conjure Women is a grand narrative that realistically depicts life in the South before and during the Civil War. It chronicles the lives of three remarkable women spanning ages and generations: their master's daughter Varina; her astute and perceptive daughter Rue, who is hesitant to follow in her mother's footsteps as a midwife; and the wise and healing Miss May Belle. The commencement of a war and the birth of an accursed kid, which incites the townspeople's terror and fuels a growing superstition that threatens their recently gained, precarious freedom, bring the secrets and ties between these women and their village to a breaking point.
Conjure Women is a brilliant work of fiction that deftly blends historical realism with fantastic writing to tell the menacing tale of Rue, Varina, and May Belle. It explores their friendships and desires, as well as the lengths they would go to in order to preserve the people they love.