💬 Name a book you’ve read that really packed a punch. . I love powerful books. Books that leave you reeling after you’ve finished it. I have a feeling A Sitting in St. James by @ritawilliamsgarcia is going to be that kind of read. This eye-opening novel tackles America’s heavy history of racism and slavery, particularly in the antebellum South. It’s a must-read amongst the YA and historical fiction genres! Thank you to @booksparks for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ An unmissable tour de force from three-time National Book Award finalist and Coretta Scott King Award–winning author Rita Williams-Garcia, who memorably tells the stories of one white family and the enslaved people who work for them. Essential reading for teens and adults who are grappling with our country’s history of racism. This astonishing novel about the interwoven lives of those bound to a plantation in antebellum America is an epic masterwork—empathetic, brutal, and entirely human. 1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family’s indifference, to sit for a portrait. But there are other important stories to be told on the Guilbert plantation. Stories that span generations, from the big house to out in the fields, of routine horrors, secrets buried as deep as the family fortune, and the tangled bonds of descendants and enslaved. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #asittinginstjames #ritawilliamsgarcia #src2021 #booksparks #booksharks #bookspines #bookstagram #bookstack #booklover #bookhoarder #readinglife #morningslikethese #bookshelf #bookshelfdecor #shelfie #totalbooknerd #readya #historicalfiction #toeachtheirpath #cozystyle #seekinspirecreate #sprayededges #beautifulbooks #bibliophile #booksofig #instareads #bookphoto #bookpile (at Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbMpE1tFcZ/?utm_medium=tumblr