Brown Girl in the Ring

By Nalo Hopkinson (Trade Paperback, 1998)
The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways-farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother.

She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends.
  • Grand Central Publishing
    • Format: Trade Paperback

    • Price: $14.99 US/$16.50 CAN

    • ISBN-13: 9780446674331

    • On Sale Date: 07/01/1998

    • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

    Formats Available: Trade Paperback

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The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways-farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother.

She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends.

Nalo Hopkinson has published a number of short stories and is the author of three novels including The Salt Roads, Brown Girl in the Ring, and Midnight Robber. She is also the award-winning author of the short fiction collection Skin Folk.
  • "Excellent...a bright, original mix of future urban decay and West Indian magic...strongly rooted in character and place." (Sunday Denver Post
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Brown Girl in the Ring
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Price: $14.99 US/$16.50 CAN
  • Pages: 256
  • Physical Dimensions: 5-1/4" x 8"
  • ISBN-13: 9780446674331
  • On Sale Date: 07/01/1998
Brown Girl in the Ring