Time of the Locust: A Novel

Time of the Locust: A Novel

A deeply imaginative debut novel about a family in crisis, Time of the Locust â‚¬Å“deftly brings together the fantastic and the realistic, and touches on a variety of issues, from politics, race, and murder to disability, domestic tragedy, and mythâ‚¬Â¦[and] spins them with gold and possibilityâ‚¬Â (The Washington Post).

Sephiri is an autistic boy who lives in a world of his own making, where he dwells among imagined sea creatures that help him process information in the â‚¬Å“real worldâ‚¬Â in which he is forced to live. But lately he has been having dreams of a mysterious place, and he starts creating fantastical sketches of this strange, inner world.

Brenda, Sephiriâ‚¬s mother, struggles with raising her challenged child alone. Her only wish is to connect with himâ‚¬"a smile on his face would be a triumph. Sephiriâ‚¬s father, Horus, is serving a life sentence in prison, making the days even lonelier for Brenda and Sephiri. Yet prison is still not enough to separate father and son. In the seventh year of his imprisonment and at the height of his isolation, Horus develops extraordinary mental abilities that allow him to reach his son. Memory and yearning carry him outside his body, and through the realities of their ordeals and dreamscape, Horus and Sephiri find each otherâ‚¬"and find hope in ways never imagined.

Deftly portrayed by the remarkably talented Morowa YejidÂ©, this â‚¬Å“unique and astounding debutâ‚¬Â (New York Times bestselling author Lalita Tademy) is a harrowing, mystical, and redemptive journey toward the union of a family.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Washington Square Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781476731360
ReleaseDate 2015-10-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476731360

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Washington Square Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781476731360
ReleaseDate	2015-10-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476731360

Time of the Locust: A Novel

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