Conjure
Women
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A
mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing--and for the conjuring of
curses--are at the heart of this dazzling first novel
Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of
the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and
generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May
Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is
reluctant to follow in her mother's footsteps as a midwife; and their master's
daughter Varina. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community
come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child,
who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that
threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom.
Magnificently written, brilliantly researched, richly
imagined, Conjure Women moves back and forth in time to tell the haunting story
of Rue, Varina, and May Belle, their passions and friendships, and the lengths
they will go to save themselves and those they love.
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