She Drinks the Light by Yasmin Angoe HARDBACK 9781250872685

Feiwel and Friends

She Drinks the LightAuthor(s): Yasmin Angoe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Feiwel and Friends, United States\nImprint: Feiwel and Friends\nISBN-13: 9781250872685, 978-1250872685\nSynopsis\nAddae has spent her whole life on the Golden Isle, a private island off the coast of South Carolina that has been in her family for centuries. Island residents dont really fraternise with mainlanders, and for good reason. Golden Isle was founded by the Kinfolk, descendants - including Addae and her Nana Ama, the island matriarch - of escaped enslaved Black people.\n\nBut the Isle and the Kinfolk have secrets that must be protected from the outside world. Secrets of spirituality, mythology that are deeply rooted in their West African culture, beliefs, and traditions. The Kin are bound to protect the Golden Isle, and, in turn, it protects them.\n\nWhen Addaes best friend Naria goes missing and one of the Kin turns up drained of blood, Addae's way of life is threatened. It looks like the work of the Ad.