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New to Liberty by DeMisty D. Bellinger (2022, Hardcover)
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- ISBN
- 9781951213466
- Book Title
- New to Liberty
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publisher
- Unnamed Press
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Small Town & Rural, General
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 196 Pages
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" New to Liberty is a marvel. I was enraptured by DeMisty Bellinger's portrait of a gothic, gritty countryside. This atmospheric novel traces, with great sincerity, sensitivity, and crystal-clear prose, the dynamics of love and courtship, even as it explores lives lived in the haunting aftermath of violence. Bellinger's is a major, exciting new voice in fiction." --Timothy Schaffert, author of The Perfume Thief One of BuzzFeed's Most Anticipated Books of 2022: "Watch for this book on every 'best of' list for 2022." Three women, decades apart from each other, fight for love and agency in a rural Kansas community seemingly frozen in time: 1966 : Sissily is driving cross-country with a much older man called Ezzy. On their way to California to begin a life together, he insists on stopping at his family ranch outside Liberty, Kansas visit his mother, Mrs. Svoboda. This family reunion is a painful reminder for Sissily of the rumors about the scandal that led to her running away from home, but while Mrs. Svoboda is a domineering figure, Sissily sees a woman who harbors secrets of her own. 1947 : Nella's family relocates to Liberty from Milwaukee, and during the summer before her senior year, begins an interracial relationship with a white man called Lucky. They can only meet in secret, or as Lucky is in a wheelchair sometimes Nella pretends to be his nurse. When three white men stumble upon "Nurse Nella" one catastrophic afternoon, the violence of a racist society forces Nella to face the harsh reality of her love affair. 1933 : Greta finds love with a woman from the neighboring farm during the height of the Dust Bowl and brutal jackrabbit roundups. Surrounded by violence and starvation, their clandestine encounters are unsustainable, and yet the implications of their relationship will find a way to endure for generations. A novel told in three parts, New to Liberty showcases the growth and strength of three unforgettable women as they evolve in a society that refuses to. In lustrous prose, DeMisty Bellinger brings the quiet but treacherous landscape to life, offering a vivid snapshot of mid-century America and keeping readers guessing until the end as to how these three women are connected.
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Publisher
Unnamed Press
ISBN-10
1951213467
ISBN-13
9781951213466
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20050398301
Product Key Features
Book Title
New to Liberty
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Small Town & Rural, General
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
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Reviews
"DeMisty D. Bellinger writes authentic, compelling voices from rural America. In New to Liberty , Bellinger reframes the familiar 'can you go home again?' question with the urgency of how the journey recalibrates personal and family histories. In this debut, Bellinger joins the ranks of epic, intimate family stories like John Steinbeck's East of Eden for its tale of truth and justice and Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres for humanity's capacity for good and evil; New to Liberty is a contemporary voice for our historical heartland." -- Melissa Scholes Young, author of The Hive, " New to Liberty is a moving, heartbreaking, and uplifting novel of racial injustice, innocence lost, and the safety of women in one another's company, as well as a dissection of the stubborn Midwest and all the discrimination and prejudice that roils through that hard land like a dust storm." -- Leah Angstman, author of Out Front the Following Sea, "With deft, insightful prose and great compassion, DeMisty D. Bellinger beautifully captures the private longings, struggles, and complex moments of bliss of three women in rural Kansas. The characters in New to Liberty are so richly drawn, their voices and inner lives so intimate and real, I felt like these women were sharing their secrets just with me, and I wanted to hear the stories of all the women who ever passed through Liberty, Kansas. I loved this book." -- Elizabeth Crane, author of The History of Great Things, "Moving back through the summers of 1966, 1947, and 1933, DeMisty Bellinger's New To Liberty gorgeously traces the long shadow of trauma lingering over the American Midwest from the scourge of the Dust Bowl to racism and violence toward women to the fleeting beauty of forbidden love. With vibrant and restrained prose, Bellinger has achieved the seemingly impossible: written an American epic in under two hundred pages." -- John Copenhaver, award-winning author of The Savage Kind, "The narrative voices in New to Liberty bridge eras and personal isolation, resonating like intimate friends you've somehow always known. The novel's imagery, whether steeped in beauty, horror, love, or terror, stitches itself into your own fabric, becoming a part of you long after you've turned the last page." -- Chris Harding Thornton, author of Pickard County Atlas
Copyright Date
2022
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