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''A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined'' Guardian

''A lush, exciting, inspiring read'' Sarah Waters

In this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many things...

Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women. Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men''s clothing and seem to know others'' innermost thoughts. But the girl sees the promise of true freedom in their dark glittering eyes: the promise to ''share the blood'' and live forever. They name her Gilda.

Over the next two hundred years, Gilda moves through unseen spaces: through antebellum brothels, gold-rush bars, Black women''s suffrage groups, hair salons and jazz clubs, searching for a way to exist in the world. Her body, powerful against the passage of time, will know both beauty and horror through the women she desires and the blood she craves. But can Gi

The Gilda Stories

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''A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined'' Guardian''A lush, exciting, inspiring read'' Sarah WatersIn this radically... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 01/06/2024
    ISBN13: 9781784878610, 978-1784878610
    ISBN10: 1784878618

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    ''A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined'' Guardian

    ''A lush, exciting, inspiring read'' Sarah Waters

    In this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many things...

    Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women. Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men''s clothing and seem to know others'' innermost thoughts. But the girl sees the promise of true freedom in their dark glittering eyes: the promise to ''share the blood'' and live forever. They name her Gilda.

    Over the next two hundred years, Gilda moves through unseen spaces: through antebellum brothels, gold-rush bars, Black women''s suffrage groups, hair salons and jazz clubs, searching for a way to exist in the world. Her body, powerful against the passage of time, will know both beauty and horror through the women she desires and the blood she craves. But can Gi

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