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Set in Toronto after the turn of the millennium, *Brown Girl in the Ring* follows Ti‑Jeanne, a young woman living with her grandmother in the inner‑city neighborhood known as The Burn—a district left behind when the city’s economic base collapsed. Ti‑Jeanne’s grandmother runs a trade in herbal medicine that is vital to the disenfranchised residents of The Burn. The novel weaves the dark world of Afro‑Caribbean magic with the harsh realities of urban poverty, creating an original and compelling story.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Nalo Hopkinson
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