{"id":46721,"date":"2020-04-24T11:12:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=46721"},"modified":"2020-04-11T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T16:31:14","slug":"remembrance-by-rita-woods-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/remembrance-by-rita-woods-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance by Rita Woods [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46654\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Remembrance-Rita-Woods-BookDragon-529x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Remembrance-Rita-Woods-BookDragon-529x800.jpg 529w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Remembrance-Rita-Woods-BookDragon.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/>First-time-author Rita Woods shares the debut spotlight with her multi-faceted narrator Ella Turenne, who agilely ciphers the unique voices of four women who share one remarkable legacy. Turenne&#8217;s present-day Gaelle is a Cleveland nursing home aide who survived the 2010 Haitian earthquake, and has recently developed an inexplicable bond with a nameless older woman. Jumping back to 1791\u2019s Haitian slave insurrection, Turenne assumes enslaved Abigail\u2019s desperation as she loses her family and her home when she\u2019s forcibly relocated to New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Jump again to 1857, as Turenne embodies house-girl Margot and her younger sister who, after being denied their promised freedom, have no choice but to run. Margot survives to reach Remembrance, a peaceful sanctuary protected by Mother Abigail, who insists the foundling Winter will develop the power to maintain the Edge, Remembrance\u2019s border of safety.<\/p>\n<p>Turenne\u2019s mellifluous Haitian Kreyol \u2013 effortlessly adjusted through two-plus centuries \u2013 bestows further authenticity to Woods\u2019 varied cast. At over 15 hours, Woods\u2019 narrative meanders excessively, but Turenne manages to keep listeners engaged to the final promise of new beginnings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: modified from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/Remembrance-\/pid=9732922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Media,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First-time-author Rita Woods shares the debut spotlight with her multi-faceted narrator Ella Turenne, who agilely ciphers the unique voices of four women who share one remarkable legacy. 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