{"product_id":"the-edge-of-water","title":"The Edge of Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Westport Prize for Literature\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Ploughshares John C. Zacharis First Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinalist for New American Voices Award, Pacific Northwest Book Award, and Oregon Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest Book of the Year at \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, Apple, Debutiful, Electric Literature, Well-Read Black Girl, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and Goodreads \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfrocritik Notable African Book of 2025 \u003cbr\u003eBrittle Paper 100 Notable African Books of 2025 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest Book of the Month at Oprah Daily, Apple Books, Alta Journal, \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Book Riot, \u003ci\u003eThe Roots\u003c\/i\u003e, Write or Die, and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet between Nigeria and New Orleans, \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Water\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a young woman who dreams of life in America, as the collision of traditional prophecy and individual longing tests the bonds of a family during a devastating storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Ibadan, Nigeria, a mother receives a divination that foretells danger for her daughter in America. In spite of this warning, she allows her to forge her own path, and Amina arrives in New Orleans filled with hope. But just as Amina begins to find her way, a hurricane threatens to destroy the city, upending everything she'd dreamed of and the lives of all she holds dear. Years later, her daughter is left with questions about the mother she barely knew, and the family she has yet to discover in Nigeria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the love of a determined mother and dreaming daughter who do not say enough to each other until it is too late, the detangling of Yoruba Christianity, traditional religion, and folklore, and the tellings of three generations of daring women--through times of longing, promise, and romance, as well as heartbreak--Olufunke Grace Bankole's \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous debut novel about a young woman brave enough to leave all she knows behind, and the way her fate transforms a family destined to stay together.","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942025953511,"sku":"9781963108057","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_661109bc-d772-4c9f-bb79-5f16885ccc17.jpg?v=1775243859","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-edge-of-water","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}