Drinking from Graveyard Wells: Stories

by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

Book Overview

"Even in death, who has ownership over Black women's bodies?" Questions like this lurk between the lines of this stunning collection of stories that engage with African women's histories, both personal and generational. Their history is not just one thing: there is heartbreak and pain, and joy, and flying and magic, so much magic. An avenging spirit takes on the patriarchy from beyond the grave. An immigrant woman undergoes a naturalization ceremony...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1985900637
• ISBN13: 9781985900639
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"