The Magic here is not the supernatural kind, but rather an attention to the grace of the ordinary.
And in these three narratives, among the yearning and loss, each of these women may find a seed of hope for the future..
Nobody\'s Magic is a testament to the power of family--the ones you\'re born in and the ones you choose.
This novel, told in three parts, is a searing meditation on grief, female strength, and self-discovery set against a backdrop of complicated social and racial histories.
He\'s convinced that she wields a certain magic, but Agnes soon unleashes a power within herself that will shock them both and send her on a trip to confront not only her family and her past, but also herself.
She attracts the interest of a lonely security guard and army veteran who\'s looking for a traditional life for himself and his young son.
Agnes is far from home, working yet another mind-numbing job.
One night, at a party, Maple connects with Chad, someone who may understand her pain more than she realizes, and she discovers that the key to her mother\'s death may be within her reach.
She flees the media circus and her judgmental grandmother by shutting herself off from the world in a spare room of the motel where she works.
Maple is reeling from the unsolved murder of her free-spirited mother.
In discovering her autonomy, Suzette is forced to decide what she is willing to sacrifice in order to make her own way in the world.
Now, a budding romance with a sweet mechanic allows Suzette to seek independence, which unleashes dark reactions in those closest to her.
Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter.
At the bustling crossroads of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives.
Magazine - Parnassus Musing / A Best Book of February by Washington Post - Nylon - BookRiot In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana home. - Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here A GMA Buzz Pick! / A Most Anticipated Book by Essence - The Millions - Atlantic Journal Constitution - Bustle - BookPage - Nashville Scene - Ms.
It is the Magic of watching these women come into their power.--New York Times There\'s romance and a familial drama and examinations of identity, and though there\'s nothing quite supernatural, it creates a Magic entirely its own.
The Magic here is not the supernatural kind, but rather an attention to the grace of the ordinary
