The Fallen Fruit: A Novel
Combining history and fantasy, and spanning the 1750s through 1960s, The Fallen Fruit is a sweeping multi-generational epic about the Bridges, a family of free Black Virginians who have a dark secret: in every generation, one offspring from each Bridge family unit vanishes—and is mysteriously whisked back in time. When history professor Cecily Bridge-Davis discovers her family’s curse in 1964, she must race against the clock to find the answers that could free her family forever.
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The Fallen Fruit was quite the journey for this reader. Madison’s careful attention to detail and consistency with a complex narrative will capture readers’ attention. Once I got the hang of the story, the characters, and how the chain of events are all connected, I deeply felt for the family and their circumstances.
Not only that, but the implications that the Bridges are an African American family whose members fall back in time are terrifying. Imagine one moment you’re sitting in a cabin speaking with your family. Then the next moment you’re in a field in the middle of no where. You don’t know where you are, or when you are, or what happened, or why. And suddenly someone approaches you with a weapon to bring you back to authorities because they think you’re a runaway slave. Terrifying is an understatement.
In-depth book review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-fallen-fruit-by-shawntelle-madison
Podcast interview with Shawntelle Madison:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-52-shawntelle-madison-the-fallen-fruit/id1716042267?i=1000673992523
YouTube: https://youtu.be/SC_ixu7L2Bc?si=mOxKiz_6-VmHIlg1
Not only that, but the implications that the Bridges are an African American family whose members fall back in time are terrifying. Imagine one moment you’re sitting in a cabin speaking with your family. Then the next moment you’re in a field in the middle of no where. You don’t know where you are, or when you are, or what happened, or why. And suddenly someone approaches you with a weapon to bring you back to authorities because they think you’re a runaway slave. Terrifying is an understatement.
In-depth book review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-fallen-fruit-by-shawntelle-madison
Podcast interview with Shawntelle Madison:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-52-shawntelle-madison-the-fallen-fruit/id1716042267?i=1000673992523
YouTube: https://youtu.be/SC_ixu7L2Bc?si=mOxKiz_6-VmHIlg1
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