Let Us Descend

_ AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK _

'A spectacular achievement' ANTHONY DOERR
'Extravagantly beautiful' DAILY MAIL
'One of the greatest writers of all time' JACQUELINE WOODSON
'Extraordinary' GUARDIAN
'The best book I've read in years' LOUISE KENNEDY

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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 her mother's resilience, comforted by stories of her Africa ...