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The Perishing
The Perishing
Author:
Lou, a young Black woman, wakes up in an alley in 1930s Los Angeles with no memory of how she got there or where she’s from. Taken in by a caring foster family, Lou dedicates herself to her education while trying to put her mysterious origins behind her. — She’ll go on to become the first Black female journalist at the Los Ang... more », but Lou’s extraordinary life is about to take an even more remarkable turn. When she befriends a firefighter at a downtown boxing gym, Lou is shocked to realize that though she has no memory of meeting him, she’s been drawing his face for years.
Increasingly certain that their paths previously crossed -- and beset by unexplainable flashes from different eras haunting her dreams -- Lou begins to believe she may be an immortal sent here for a very important reason, one that only others like her can explain. Setting out to investigate the mystery of her existence, Lou must make sense of the jumble of lifetimes calling to her, just as new forces threaten the existence of those around her.
Immersed in the rich historical tapestry of Los Angeles -- Prohibition, the creation of Route 66, and the collapse of the St. Francis Dam -- The Perishing is a stunning examination of love and justice through the eyes of one miraculous woman whose fate seems linked to the city she comes to call home.
Author:
Lou, a young Black woman, wakes up in an alley in 1930s Los Angeles with no memory of how she got there or where she’s from. Taken in by a caring foster family, Lou dedicates herself to her education while trying to put her mysterious origins behind her. — She’ll go on to become the first Black female journalist at the Los Ang... more », but Lou’s extraordinary life is about to take an even more remarkable turn. When she befriends a firefighter at a downtown boxing gym, Lou is shocked to realize that though she has no memory of meeting him, she’s been drawing his face for years.
Increasingly certain that their paths previously crossed -- and beset by unexplainable flashes from different eras haunting her dreams -- Lou begins to believe she may be an immortal sent here for a very important reason, one that only others like her can explain. Setting out to investigate the mystery of her existence, Lou must make sense of the jumble of lifetimes calling to her, just as new forces threaten the existence of those around her.
Immersed in the rich historical tapestry of Los Angeles -- Prohibition, the creation of Route 66, and the collapse of the St. Francis Dam -- The Perishing is a stunning examination of love and justice through the eyes of one miraculous woman whose fate seems linked to the city she comes to call home.
ISBN-13: 9781640093027
ISBN-10: 1640093028
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Pages: 320
Rating: 2
ISBN-10: 1640093028
Publication Date: 11/2/2021
Pages: 320
Rating: 2
3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Black & African American >> Historical
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> United States >> Black & African American >> Science Fiction
- Literature & Fiction >> Women's Fiction >> Domestic Life
- Literature & Fiction >> Women's Fiction >> Friendship
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> Adventure
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> Time Travel
