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My Monticello

By: Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Narrated by: Aja Naomi King
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Brought to you by Penguin.

What we saw in those moments riveted us, and then it set us free.

In a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville, is attacked by violent white supremacists.

Families, friends and strangers flee for their lives in an abandoned bus, taking refuge in Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's historic plantation home in the hills above town.

Over 19 heart-stopping days the group find ways to care for and sustain one another as the world burns beneath them.

Told by Da'Naisha Love, a young Black descendant of Jefferson and Sally Hemings, My Monticello is a searing indictment of racism past and present and a powerful vision of resistance, hope and love.

©2021 Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (P)2021 Penguin Audio African American Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Heartfelt Social justice

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Critic reviews

"Electrifying." (Colson Whitehead)

"Absolutely unforgettable." (Roxane Gay)
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book, its characters and their challenges. An amazing debut. Need a sequel I want to know what happens to Neusha, Knox and Devon. And America. “We fight!”

Brilliant debut. Dystopian near future on a par with Atwood

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