by Anita KopaczIn this lyrical debut, we meet Yemaya, an African deity of the sea who finds herself flung back in time to 1800s America.
We transcend time and space as Yemaya herself grows from a tentative young woman into the powerful deity she's destined to become.
Along the way, we see her battle everything from sea evils to slavery, crossing paths with icons from American history. Part history, part fantasy, this novel crosses genres as easily as it does time. —Kirby Beatonby Courtney EllisWhen Bertie Preston accepts a commission to spend a summer painting the Earl of Wakeford's home, she hopes it will finally jump-start her professional career — a tough feat for a woman in the 1920s.