{"product_id":"dominion-9780374609337","title":"Dominion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Must-Read: \u003ci\u003e People\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, Goodreads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-Listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the O. Henry Prize for \"That Girl\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indies Introduce and Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Writer to Watch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this taut Southern family drama, the sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReverend Sabre Winfrey, Jr., shepherd of the Seven Seals Missionary Baptist Church, believes in God, his own privilege, and enterprise. He owns the barbershop and the radio station, and generally keeps an iron hand on every aspect of society in Dominion, Mississippi. He and his wife, Priscilla, have five boys; the youngest, Emanuel, is called Wonderboy--no one sings prettier, runs as fast, or turns as many heads. But Wonderboy, his father, and all the structures in place that keep them on top are not as righteous as they seem to be. And when Wonderboy is caught off guard by an encounter with a stranger, he finds himself confronted by questions he'd never imagined. His response sends shock waves through the entire community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePriscilla and Diamond, two women who love these men, bear witness to their charms and bear the brunt of their choices. Through their eyes and their stories, \u003ci\u003eDominion \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an intricate, intimate view of how secrets control us, how shame stifles us, how silence implicates us, and how even love plays a role in the everyday violence and casual sins of the powerful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliantly crafted Black Southern family drama told with the captivating force, humor, and tenderness carried in the hearts of these women, Addie E. Citchens's \u003ci\u003eDominion \u003c\/i\u003ewrestles with the many brutal, sinister ways in which we are shaped by fear and patriarchy, and studies how we might yet choose to break free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddie E. Citchens\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and lives in New Orleans. A graduate of Jackson State University, she studied in the Florida State University Creative Writing Program and the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Best of the South,\" Midnight \u0026amp; Indigo's speculative fiction anthology, and other publications. Her blues history work features prominently in \u003ci\u003eMississippi Folklife\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has been heard on \u003ci\u003eThe Mississippi Arts Hour\u003c\/i\u003e on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. She was the inaugural recipient of the Farrar, Straus and Giroux Writer's Fellowship, and her short story \"That Girl\" won the O. Henry Prize. \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51997881565458,"sku":"9780374609337","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d51f07b-4ba2-47e2-a8a3-8ba102dba986.jpg?v=1770135904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dominion-9780374609337","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}