There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. The Handmaid’s Tale meets Wilder Girls in this unique, voice-driven, standalone novel from Kelly McWilliams.Īgnes loves her home of Red Creek-its quiet, sunny mornings, its dusty roads, and its God. ★ “Strong apocalyptic worldbuilding… absorbing and dynamic.” Harriet's sure she can change the hearts of Layla and her mother, but she underestimates the scale of the challenge…and when her school announces that prom will be held on the plantation, Harriet’s just about had it with this whole racist timeline! Overwhelmed by grief and anger, it’s fair to say she snaps.★ “A believable world, deeply drawn relationships, and an inspiring heroine.” Harriet’s fully prepared to hate Layla Hartwell, but it seems that Layla might not be so bad after all-unlike many people, this California influencer is actually interested in Harriet's point of view.
Harriet's world is turned upside down by the arrival of mother and daughter Claudia and Layla Hartwell-who plan to turn the property next door into a wedding venue, and host the offensively antebellum-themed wedding of two Hollywood stars. Together, while grieving the recent loss of Harriet’s mother, they run tours that help keep the memory of the past alive.
Harriet Douglass lives with her historian father on an old plantation in Louisiana, which they’ve transformed into one of the South's few enslaved people’s museums. This sharp-witted, timely novel explores cancel culture, anger, and grief, and challenges the romanticization of America's racist past with humor and heart-for readers of Dear Martin by Nic Stone and Grown by Tiffany D. ★ “ McWilliams stuns with this well-told, honest story that peels apart the legacy of slavery to examine the undeniable connection from past horrors and trauma to present oppression and violence, in obvious and less obvious forms.”
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