{"product_id":"none-but-the-righteous-isbn-9781640094598","title":"None But the Righteous","description":"\u003cb\u003eLyrical, riveting, and haunting from its opening lines, \u003ci\u003eNone But the Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary debut that signals the arrival of an unforgettable new voice in contemporary fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn seventeenth-century Peru, St. Martin de Porres was torn from his body after death. His bones were pillaged as relics, and his spirit was said to inhabit those bones. Four centuries later, amid the havoc of Hurricane Katrina, nineteen-year-old Ham escapes New Orleans with his only valued possession: a pendant handed down from his foster mother, Miss Pearl. There’s something about the pendant that has always gripped him, and the curiosity of it has grown into a kind of comfort.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Ham finally embarks on a fraught journey back home, he seeks the answer to a question he cannot face: Is Miss Pearl still alive? Ham travels from Atlanta to rural Alabama, and from one young woman to another, as he evades the devastation that awaits him in New Orleans. Catching sight of a freedom he’s never known, he must reclaim his body and mind from the spirit who watches over him, guides him, and seizes possession of him.\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e, A Most Anticipated Debut Novel of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] profound debut novel . . . James captures the simple kindnesses of a cup of coffee or a shared cellphone as though they were religious acts. Where a more ponderous writer might lapse into a lengthy stream of consciousness, James uses short chapters to weave a story of fractured time and uncharted space into the fabric of life after Katrina, as Ham and others make sense of new homes and upended lives . . . This is a book of faith aching to be claimed, of a land that dares to be redeemed, of souls searching to be free, of all spirits looking for a home. It’s a metaphysical book deeply rooted in ancient legacies of subjugation . . . This is a deeply haunted novel that moves with calm and ruthless determination, like the eye of a hurricane.\" —Lauren LeBlanc, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling and unique\" —Karla Strand,\u003ci\u003e Ms. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chantal James’ lyrical debut is a deeply contemplative and transcendent study of relationships and human behavior . . . \u003ci\u003eNone But the Righteous \u003c\/i\u003eemerges as a provocative and compelling examination of the human spirit, the ties that bind people to each other and the way people are shaped by the things that happen to them, far more than the choices they make.\" —Leah Tyler, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNone But The Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e displays the traits of an essential great novel, both of its time and timeless in its embrace of humanity . . . At its heart, the narrative pulses with heedful care and curiosity about freedom versus control, contentment versus adversity—some of these forces are societal, some familial or strictly personal or idiosyncratic . . . In this novel’s world, we are at the mercy of our own impulses—and also the violence in our world . . . Are we capable of examining and reckoning with those impulses?\" —Ron Slate, \u003ci\u003eOn the Seawall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Its tension is succulent thanks, in part, to the rootlessness of its characters, who are always in motion. Forays into the fantastical come via magic potions, dangerous foods, and blended cultures . . . [a] fluid, musical novel.” —\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this stunning debut, James brings together several beautifully drawn characters, each of whom is working to reconcile the tensions between belonging and exile, freedom and entrapment, while also trying to reckon with the ghosts (both literal and figurative) of the past . . . A mesmerizing story told by an impressive and captivating voice.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This character-driven debut is both lyrical and haunting. It calls upon its characters to reconcile what it means to be free and to belong, as well as has them contend with ghostly possession. You will be taken on a captivating journey as you follow the young protagonist’s trek through the south.\" —Erica Ezeifedi,\u003ci\u003e Book Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lyrical and creative . . . Written in atmospheric and imagery-rich prose, \u003ci\u003eNone But the Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e examines where we choose to belong and why.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNone but the Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e is an homage to postcolonial and Southern literature yet a singularly incandescent marvel.\" —Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Revisioners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At once spiritual and earthly, balancing with deft what is metaphysical and what is flesh, James’ \u003ci\u003eNone But the Righteous \u003c\/i\u003eensnares, haunts, and fulfills that ancient, human need for narrative in carefully chosen language. You’ll fall right into this world.” —Dantiel W. Moniz, \u003ci\u003eMilk Blood Heat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In the tradition of Toni Morrison’s \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNone But the Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping ghost story, a fevered dream of a young man’s quest for freedom and belonging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Chantal James has written a gorgeous page-turner.\" —Devi S. Laskar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Reds and Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of the Crook's Corner Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterfully lyrical and captivatingly atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eNone But the Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping portrait of intersecting lives once buffeted by the winds of an apocalyptic hurricane, wandering toward the pull of belonging while simultaneously repulsed by it. Ham's journey to reclaim both his city and his own body is a story of epic proportions told by a fiercely talented writer. Chantal James is one to watch.\" —Zeyn Joukhadar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Thirty Names of Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Map of Salt and Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHANTAL JAMES\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Washington, D.C., and has been published across genres—as a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and book reviewer—in such venues as \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarvard’s Transition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Southerner\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. James’s honors include a Fulbright Fellowship in creative writing to Morocco and a finalist position for the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize from the North Carolina Literary Review in 2019.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305023820005,"sku":"NP9781640094598","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781640094598.jpg?v=1767733858","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/none-but-the-righteous-isbn-9781640094598","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}