It has shaped her life and her mother’s before her. What secrets does she keep amidst the charred remains of the Big House? Which spells has she conjured to threaten their children? And why is she so wary of the charismatic preacher man who promises to save them all? When sickness sweeps across her tight-knit community, Rue finds herself the focus of suspicion. But this new world brings new dangers, and Rue’s old magic may be no match for them. Times have changed since her mother Miss May Belle held the power to influence the life and death of her fellow slaves. The other is that Miss Rue – midwife, healer, crafter of curses – will know what to do.īut for once Rue doesn’t know. That’s one thing the people on the old plantation are sure of. The pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad omen.
My thanks to Emmanuel and Lindsay at 4th Estate for inviting me to be a part of the blog tour and for sending me a hardback copy of the book in return for my honest review.īefore I share my review with you, here is what Conjure Women is about. I am thrilled to be sharing my review of Conjure Women by Afia Atakora with you today.
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