My Monticello: Fiction

My Monticello is a debut collection of short stories and a gripping novella in which a diverse cast of characters struggle to find a sense of belonging in America. In the title novella, a young Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings leads her grandmother and neighbors to seek refuge at Jefferson’s estate when a white militia drives...show more

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224 pages

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richardbakare
Mar 15, 2024
10/10 stars
It is hard to believe that this jaw dropping and painfully gripping novella is Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s first. Published in 2021 it remains tirelessly poignant and damning. It shows America at its grittiest from an eye witness perspective of the victimized. Johnson’s style presents a fresh vignette driven telling of the black experience and the myth of the model minority. These are the stories you won’t hear on the nightly news. The stories tha...read more

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