{"product_id":"yote-and-kavita-9798993295046","title":"Yote and Kavita","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's 1967. Freedom is unfinished work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYote Mark is a runaway swamp shaman who carries the outlaw magic of \u003cspan\u003eenslaved fugitives. His traditions were shaped by flight, secrecy, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurvival. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKavita is a young woman formed by the teachings of Sister Jah, where \u003cspan\u003elove is practiced as discipline and  community is treated as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprotection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannibal is a feared member of the Myals, a Caribbean-born \u003cspan\u003ecollective that values survival over mercy. When violence breaks out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebetween them, it reveals a deeper truth that Black spiritual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etraditions are under threat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cecil Prosperous, a preacher with vast power and little \u003cspan\u003ecompassion, reshapes belief into obedience, descends on Oakland, Yote, Kavita, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHannibal are forced into an uneasy alliance. They do not trust one another, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey understand what is at stake. To save their people, they must \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edecide what community demands and what sacrifice can truly redeem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyize Jama-Everett was born and raised in Harlem, New York. He holds a Master's in Clinical Psychology and a Master's in Divinity. He teaches religion and psychology at Starr King School for the Ministry when he's not working as a school therapist at the College Preparatory School. He is the author of three novels, The Liminal People, The Liminal War, and The Entropy of Bones, as well as the graphic novels, Box of Bones Books I and II and The Last Count of Monte Cristo. When not educating, studying, or beating himself up for not writing enough, he's usually enjoying aged rums and practicing his aim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ayize Jama-Everett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48610709143803,"sku":"9798993295046","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/yote-and-kavita-9798993295046","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}