{"product_id":"book-eg00","title":"Shallow Waters","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this “captivating” (\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e) and lyrical debut novel—perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Water Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e and the Legacy of Orïsha series—the Yoruba deity of the sea, Yemaya, is brought to vivid life as she discovers the power of Black resilience, love, and feminine strength in antebellum America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShallow Waters\u003c\/i\u003e imagines Yemaya, an \u003ci\u003eOrïsha\u003c\/i\u003e—a deity in the religion of Africa’s Yoruba people—cast into mid-1800s America. We meet Yemaya as a young woman, still in the care of her mother and not yet fully aware of the spectacular power she possesses to protect herself and those she holds dear.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe journey laid out in \u003ci\u003eShallow Waters\u003c\/i\u003e sees Yemaya confront the greatest evils of this era; transcend time and place in search of Obatala, a man who sacrifices his own freedom for the chance at hers; and grow into the powerful woman she was destined to become. We travel alongside Yemaya from her native Africa and on to the “New World,” with vivid pictures of life for those left on the outskirts of power in the nascent Americas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYemaya realizes the fighter within, travels the Underground Railroad in search of the mysterious stranger Obatala, and crosses paths with icons of our history on the road to freedom. \u003ci\u003eShallow Waters\u003c\/i\u003e is a “riveting and heartbreaking” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) work of ritual storytelling from promising debut author Anita Kopacz.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346832564528,"sku":"BDeg00","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346832597296,"sku":"10eg00","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/eg00-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773694672","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eg00","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}