Praise Song for the Butterflies [Paperback]

Longlisted for the2019 Women's Prize for Fiction

ABlack Caucus of the American Library Association2019 Honor title, Fiction

McFadden, writer of great, imaginative novels for years now (includingSugarandGathering of Waters), is back with one of her best yet. Exploring ritual sacrifice in contemporary West Africa,Praise Songoffers a fascinating, painful glimpse into a world beyond America's shores, filled with tragedy and love and hope.
--Entertainment Weekly

Perhaps one of the best books of the year,Praise Song for the Butterfliesis a stunning, brief portrait that humanizes the plight of those in ritual servitude. It's a fantastic work from a gifted author.
--The Gazette

A fictional West African country is the setting for Bernice L. McFadden's latest work,Praise Song for the Butterflies.Here we meet Abeo Kata, a 9-year-old girl who is ripped from her privileged lifestyle when her father forces her to become a slave in a religious sect. Rescued after 15 years, Abeo struggles to overcome dark family secrets while learning to love again.
--Essence Magazine

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Bernice L. McFadden's novelPraise Song for the Butterflieshas received great reviews and will be published today. The book centers on Abeo Kata, the privileged daughter of a government employee and a stay-at-home mother in West Africa whose happy life changes dramatically after she's placed in a shrine as an offering. Fifteen years later, Abeo is finally rescued and must learn to move beyond her traumatic past.
--Good Morning America

McFadden crafts a compassionate, unforgettable story of loss and redemption.
--BBC Culture

Recent favorites [at Mahogany Books in Washington, DC] include...award-winning novelist Bernice L. McFadden's forthcomingPraise Song flÓ+