Conflict in the spirit world is leaking into the human one and along D.C’.s legendary Black Broadway, a mystery unfolds-one that not only has repercussions for Clara but all of the city’s residents.Īvailable Augfrom Hachette Audio as a digital download, and in Print and Ebook from Redhook. But as they encounter increasingly difficult obstacles, a dangerous spirit interferes at every turn.
She’ll need help from an unlikely team, from a jazz musician capable of hypnotizing with a melody to an aging vaudeville actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District.Ĭlara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. The Monsters We Defy is a timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance. The Monsters We Defy Leslye Penelope Buy Now Indiebound Publisher Redhook Date AugFantasy Fiction Historical A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in 1920s Washington D.C. So, when the Empress, the powerful spirit who holds her debt, offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, a desperate Clara seizes the chance. If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead Claude McKay Leslye Penelope, The Monsters We Defy 0 likes Like Professor Hansberry taught us about a concept they have in Africain Swahili it’s called utu. Now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. View all 3 comments This book is a magical heist set in DC in the 20s.A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.Ĭlara Johnson talks to spirits, a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a Washington D. The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope by SB Sarah
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