{"product_id":"the-devil-three-times-9780349127217","title":"The Devil Three Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A major new talent announces himself'' Attica Locke, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGuide Me Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBluebird, Bluebird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A debut of enormous ambition that succeeds on every level. .. a page-turning, rollicking novel'' Nathan Harris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness of Water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Devil first visits Yetunde aboard a slave ship heading to America. Her home burned to ash, she lies shackled in the belly of the ship with only her dead sister''s spirit for company. Worse, she has a caught the eye of a white man. To survive the hell that awaits her, the Devil offers his protection and a piece of his supernatural power. In return, Yetunde makes an incredible sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir bargain extends far beyond Yetunde''s mortal lifespan. Over the next 175 years, the Devil visits all her descendants in their darkest hour of need. There''s Lucille, a conjure woman; Asa, the white-passing son of a slave; Louis and Virgil, a twentieth-century Cain and Abel; Cassandra, a girl who speaks to the dead; James, a father struggling to keep his family together; and many others. The Devil offers each of them his own version of salvation, all the while wondering: can he save himself, too?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteeped in the spiritual traditions and oral history of the Black diaspora, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Three Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a baptism by fire and water, heralding a new voice in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017810411863,"sku":"9780349127217","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349127217.jpg?v=1750774744","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-devil-three-times-9780349127217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}