Description
In a bucolic Southern black township called Opulence, generations of women navigate love, grief, and the fragile line between sanity and madness. At the center is the Goode-Brown family—held together by matriarch Minnie Mae yet burdened by old secrets, stigma, and the haunting inheritance of what was never spoken. Single mother Francine Clark wrestles with the memory of her dead husband and the judgment of a watchful community, even as her daughter Mona pushes back against the rules that claim to protect them. Lyrical and spellbound, this novel explores how people relate to land, sexuality, and one another, asking what it means to survive when fear of “going mad” feels like a family tradition. With Crystal Wilkinson’s lush, poetic storytelling, the book blends magic and harsh reality into a tragic, hopeful portrait of love passed down—and the courage required to break its worst patterns.
Available Editions
paperback
University Press of Kentucky
Published Jan 1, 2016
178 pages
ISBN: 9780813166926
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson.