Memphis

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION_x000D_
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE_x000D_
'A rhapsodic hymn to Black women' - New York Times Book Review_x000D_
'Epic yet intimate' - Cosmopolitan_x000D_
'Ferocious and compassionate' - Irish Times_x000D_
FAMILY CAN HOLD YOU TOGETHER. AND TEAR YOU APART._x000D_
Joan was only a child the last time she visited Memphis. She doesn't remember the bustle of Beale Street or the smell of honeysuckle as she climbs the porch steps to her aunt's house. But when the front door opens, she does remember her cousin Derek._x000D_
As Joan learns more about her family's past she discovers she's not the only North woman to have experienced great hurt. But she also sees their resilience and courage, how these extraordinary women fry green tomatoes and braid hair and sing all the while.