Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Broschiertes Buch

Happy Land

The spellbinding new novel from the bestselling author of Take My Hand

Beschreibung

'Exactly the novel we need right here, right now' TAYARI JONES 'Astonishing' JODI PICOULT 'Triumphant' ELLE A woman learns the astonishing truth of her family's ties to a vanished American Kingdom in this riveting new novel from the bestselling and award-winning author of Take My Hand Nikki Berry hasn't seen her estranged grandmother Rita in years - until an unexpected phone call summons her to the hills of North Carolina. There, Nikki learns the astonishing truth of her family's past: her formerly enslaved ancestor Luella was the queen of a now vanished American Kingdom. The Kingdom of the Happy Land sounds like a fairytale. But beneath its legend, family secrets lie buried deep in the hills . . . Now, Nikki must protect her family's legacy before - like so much else - it is stolen away.

Autor

Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling author of Wench (2010), Balm (2015), and most recently Take My Hand (2022). She is an Associate Professor at American University and lives in Washington, DC with her family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm
• Gewicht: 41g
• ISBN-13: 9781474622738
• ISBN-10: 1474622739
• Artikelnr.: 76161330