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The scent of burnt flowers : a novel
- Title
- The scent of burnt flowers : a novel / Blitz Bazawule.
- Author
- Bazawule, Blitz
- Publication
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2022]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc D 22-842 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 22-2529 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 237 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "December 15, 1965, Alabama, the fateful night that triggers an avalanche of events that turn newly engaged couple Melvin and Bernadette into fugitives. A pitstop in the wrong part of town ends with blood on their hands. Suspecting that cops are already following them, Melvin realizes the only way they'll survive is if they flee the country. Bernadette, who's hiding a secret from her fiancé, reluctantly agrees. With a persistent FBI agent on their trail, they travel to Ghana to seek the help of Melvin's old college friend, who happens to be Kwame Nkrumah, the country's embattled president. The couple's chance encounter with Ghana's most beloved Highlife musician, Kwesi, who's headed to play for the president, sparks a journey full of suspense, lust, magic, and danger as Nkrumah's regime crumbles around them. Traveling with Kwesi seems to be the perfect cover for the couple to go undetected. But Kwesi and Bernadette's undeniable attraction builds during their three-day trek, as does Melvin's intense jealousy and erratic behavior. What was meant to be a fresh start quickly threatens both their relationship and their freedom. With the rogue FBI agent on their heels, Melvin, Bernadette, and Kwesi must confront each other and their secrets, setting off a series of cataclysmic events"--
- Subject
- 1966
- African American couples > Fiction
- Fugitives from justice > Fiction
- Secrecy > Fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction
- African American couples
- Fugitives from justice
- Secrecy
- Love triangles
- Sexual relationships
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
- Ghana > History > Coup d'état, 1966 > Fiction
- Ghana
- Genre/Form
- Magic realist fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Novels.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Call Number
- Sc D 22-842
- ISBN
- 9780593496237
- 059349623X
- LCCN
- 2021054440
- OCLC
- 1268206188
- Author
- Bazawule, Blitz, author.
- Title
- The scent of burnt flowers : a novel / Blitz Bazawule.
- Publisher
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2022]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- 1966
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 22-842JFD 22-2529