Citchens, Addie - Dominion

For lovers of the Southern literary genre, and novels about the Deep South - with a contemporary twist. For readers of Toni Morrison's oeuvre, the works of William Faulkner, Alice Walker's The Colour Purple, and Deesha Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. For readers of Zora Neale Hurston, Jesmyn Ward, and Gloria Naylor. A scorching drama full of secrets and sin In the town of Dominion, Mississippi, Reverend Sabre Winfrey is more than a preacher. From his pulpit at the Seven Seals Baptist Church to the airwaves of his local radio station, he exerts influence over every aspect of society. By his side is his wife Priscilla, who types up his sermons and raises their five sons, favouring the youngest, Wonderboy. Handsome and adored, Wonderboy is destined to carry on his father's legacy. But, after a violent altercation with a stranger, Wonderboy's actions send shockwaves through the community. Told through the perspectives of the women who love these two men, this Morrisonian, God-troubled novel illuminates the pervasive sins of the patriarchy, and the bargains women strike to survive them. A vivid and unforgettable story that exalts the beauty and strength of Black womanhood, Dominion is the incandescent debut from one of America's most exciting writers.