6/10/2023 0 Comments Sing unburied sing a novelLeonie became pregnant at a young age, not certain she wanted to be a mother. She is the second of three narrators of the story. Leonie is the daughter of River and Philomene and mother to Jojo and Kayla. Throughout the book, Jojo has many conversations with spirits while helping them move on to the afterlife. Because of his strained relationship with his mother, Jojo looks up to his grandfather, who has been more of a paternal figure while Jojo's father was in prison, and wishes to be like him. Throughout the book, Jojo often acts as a parent to his younger sister Kayla because his mother, Leonie, is not always present. The story starts on his thirteenth birthday at his maternal grandparents' house in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi. Named after his paternal grandfather, he is the child of Michael, who is white, and Leonie, who is Black. Joseph (Jojo) is a main character and one of three narrators. The novel received overwhelmingly positive reviews, and was named by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2017. It focuses on a family in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi. Sing, Unburied, Sing is the third novel by the American author Jesmyn Ward and published by Scribner in 2017.
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