Hardcover, 3.30 cms H x 23.50 cms L x 15.88 cms W (0. COSMO (BEST BOOKS ROUNDUP) A spellbinding debut narrated by a variety of characters tells the story of the forbidden union between Samuel and Isaiah, two enslaved young men on a plantation in Americas Deep South and the desire to forge connections. As tensions build and the weight of centuries-of ancestors and future generations to come-culminates in a climactic reckoning, The Prophets masterfully reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love. With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony. But when an older man-a fellow slave-seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own.

In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. “A new kind of epic.A grand achievement.While The Prophets' dreamy realism recalls the work of Toni s penetrating focus on social dynamics stands out more singularly.” - Entertainment WeeklyĪ singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. 'May this book cast its spell on all of us, restore to us some memory of our most warrior and softest selves.' - The New York Times Book Review

Book the prophets by robert jones