Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward's fourth novel "Let Us Descend" follows a young enslaved woman reminiscing on her family's life lessons after she is sold by her enslaver. Sasha ensured that she taught her daughter Annis everything she could to survive the cruel world she was born into. After Sasha rescues Annis from being assaulted, their white enslavers rip their family apart, selling Sasha and forcing Annis to go to New Orleans for auction. While working on a new plantation, Annis remembers cherished memories with her mother and builds new relationships with entities in the spirit realm that make her consider what it truly means to survive.
Release date: Oct. 24
