In this stirring and lyrical debut novel—perfect for fans of The Water Dancer and the Legacy of Orisha series—the Yoruban 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.
Shallow Waters imagines Yemaya, an Orisha—a deity in the religion of Africa's Yoruban 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.
The journey laid out in Shallow Waters 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 from her native Africa and on to the New World, with vivid pictures of life...