Sorrowland
A genre-bending work of gothic fiction that wrestles with the tangled history of racism in America and the marginalization of society's undesirables.
Vern, a hunted woman alone in the woods, who gives birth to twins and raises them away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong — not with them, but with her own body. It's changing, it's itching, it's stronger, it's... not normal.
Sorrowland is a memorable work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the tangled history of racism in America, by the end Vern learns that monsters aren't just individuals, but entire histories, systems, and nations.
'Sorrowlandis a wonderland of fantastical and frightening, magical and real. At the centre of this world and leaping off the page is Vern — unstoppable, unforgettable, and unlike anyone you have ever seen before.' — MARLON JAMES, Booker Prize-winning author
'A fantastical, fierce reckoning ... Sorrowland is gorgeous, and the writing, the storytelling, are magnificent. This country has a dark history of what it's willing to do to Black bodies, and Rivers Solomon lays that truth bare in a most unexpected, absolutely brilliant way.' — ROXANE GAY
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