03341cam a2200325 4500 1150904750 TxAuBib 20240223120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781645661375 1645661377 B0C8Y9RPS3 Amazon df754677-3d81-4d79-b7a8-27a002413155 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9935024 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Reid-Benta, Zalika. River Mumma [Libby]. Erewhon Books, 2024. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2564kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. African American Fiction. HTML:<b>"River Mumma is a love letter to culture, home, and coming of age—and will spark important, relevant book club conversations, too." —</b>Marissa Stapley, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky<br /> <b>Issa Rae's <i>Insecure</i> with a magical realist spin: <i>River Mumma</i> is an exhilarating contemporary fantasy novel about a young Black woman who navigates her quarter-life-crisis while embarking on a mythical quest through the streets of Toronto.</b><br /> Alicia has been out of grad school for months. She has no career prospects and lives with her mom, who won't stop texting her macabre news stories and reminders to pick up items from the grocery store.<br /> Then, one evening, the Jamaican water deity, River Mumma, appears to Alicia, telling her that she has twenty-four hours to scour the city for her missing comb.<br /> Alicia doesn't understand why River Mumma would choose her. She can't remember all the legends her relatives told her, unlike her retail co-worker Heaven, who can reel off Jamaican folklore by heart. She doesn't know if her childhood visions have returned, or why she feels a strange connection to her other co-worker Mars. But when the trio are chased down by malevolent spirits called duppies, they realize their tenuous bonds to each other may be their only lifelines. With the clock ticking, Alicia's quest through the city broadens into a journey through time—to find herself and what the river carries.<br /> Energetic and invigorating, <i>River Mumma</i> is a vibrant exploration of diasporic community and ancestral ties, and a homage to Jamaican storytelling by one of the most invigorating voices in today's literature.<br /> <b>"This quirky, fizzy, charming debut surprises and amuses. Reid-Benta writes beautifully, drawing on Caribbean mythologies to create a fast paced and entertaining tale. It's rare to find a novel written with such humour and heart." —T. L. Huchu, USA Today Bestselling author of <i>The Library of the Dead</i></b><br />. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-02-22 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df754677-3d81-4d79-b7a8-27a002413155&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df754677-3d81-4d79-b7a8-27a002413155&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=df754677-3d81-4d79-b7a8-27a002413155&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)