Praise Song for the Butterflies

by Bernice L. McFadden

Book Overview

--Longlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction

--A Black Caucus of the American Library Association 2019 Honor title, Fiction

"McFadden, writer of great, imaginative novels for years now (including Sugar and Gathering of Waters), is back with one of her best yet. Exploring ritual sacrifice in contemporary West Africa, Praise Song offers a fascinating, painful glimpse into a world beyond America's shores, filled with tragedy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617756261
• ISBN13: 9781617756269
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.1"