{"product_id":"nobodys-magic-9781538721407","title":"Nobody's Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The magic here is not the supernatural kind, but rather an attention to the grace of the ordinary. It is the magic of watching these women come into their power.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\" - Kevin Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA GMA Buzz Pick! \/ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Book by\u003ci\u003e Essence\u003c\/i\u003e - The Millions - \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Journal Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e- Nashville Scene\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Ms. Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eParnassus Musing \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of February by \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eNylon \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this glittering triptych novel, Suzette, Maple and Agnes, three Black women with albinism, call Shreveport, Louisiana home. At the bustling crossroads of the American South and Southwest, these three women find themselves at the crossroads of their own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suzette, a pampered twenty-year-old, has been sheltered from the outside world since a dangerous childhood encounter. Now, a budding romance with a sweet mechanic allows Suzette to seek independence, which unleashes dark reactions in those closest to her. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maple is reeling from the unsolved murder of her free-spirited mother. 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Agnes is far from home, working yet another mind-numbing job. 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ci\u003e Nobody's Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the power of family--the ones you're born in and the ones you choose. And in these three narratives, among the yearning and loss, each of these women may find a seed of hope for the future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDestiny O. Birdsong\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She has received the Academy of American Poets Prize and the Richard G. Peterson Poetry Prize. Her critically-acclaimed debut collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eNegotiations\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the 2021 PEN\/Voelcker Award and published by Tin House Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647296540946,"sku":"9781538721407","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39c01436-6639-4aae-ba46-05fc06bb6d33.jpg?v=1733201018","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nobodys-magic-9781538721407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}