{"product_id":"9781419753732-red-dirt-witch-a-graphic-novel","title":"Red Dirt Witch","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Graphic Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphic novel adaptation of #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author N. K. Jemisin’s acclaimed short story \u003ci\u003eRed Dirt Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this graphic novel adaptation of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author N. K. Jemisin’s short story “Red Dirt Witch”—which was featured in the 2018 short story collection \u003ci\u003eHow Long ’Til Black Future Month?—\u003c\/i\u003ewe are introduced to Emma, a single Black mother of three in a backwater Alabama town in segregated 1940s America. In this alternative universe, magic and faeries exist, and Emma must use her Afrocentric cultural “magicks” against a supernatural force that wants to enslave her daughter, Pauline. Jemisin infuses this world with the magic, complexity, and power of oral Black folklore that have become trademarks of her work in trilogies like \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInheritance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Dirt Witch\u003c\/i\u003e has been expertly adapted into the graphic novel format by writer Kinitra Brooks and illustrators Ashley A. Woods and Shomari Harrington. They have translated Jemisin’s powerful prose into a stunning visual story of family and sacrifice. It’s a heartbreaking reminder of the many injustices that Black mothers still have to endure in our country to ensure a better future for their children, but this story will resonate with readers everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55417536053622,"sku":"9781419753732","price":13.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40926612_b5c2c945-b52d-4feb-b188-776027431123.jpg?v=1776908604","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781419753732-red-dirt-witch-a-graphic-novel","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}