Jack Harper is a dangerous woman, capable of death and resurrection. Raised and utilized by Cyrus, the leader of a mystical religion, she was once a fearless and brilliant weapon against all who blasphemed. Now, having destroyed Cyrus, Jack is free to be more. While starting anew, Jack begins rece
Perish
β Scribed by LaToya Watkins
- Book ID
- 110635380
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780593185933
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
*Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Good Morning America.com * _Essence_ _Esquire Bustle PopSugar Ms. Magazine_ and The Millions
From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish , about a Black Texan family, exploring the effects of inherited trauma and intergenerational violence as the family comes together to say goodbye to their matriarch on her deathbed.
Bear it or perish yourself. Those are the words Helen Jean hears that fateteful night in her cousin's outhouse that change the trajectory of her life.
Spanning decades, Perish tracks the choices Helen Jean--the matriarch of the Turner family--makes and the way those choices have rippled across generations, from her children to her grandchildren and beyond.
Told in alternating chapters, Perish follows four members of the Turner family: Julie B., a woman who regrets...
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