In 1957 Jamaica, two rival preachers wage a brutal battle for a village’s soul amid religious mania, sex, and violence.
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In 1957 Jamaica, two rival preachers wage a brutal battle for a village’s soul amid religious mania, sex, and violence.
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This stunning debut novel tells the story of a biblical struggle in a remote Jamaican village in 1957. In the village of Gibbeah—where certain women fly and certain men protect secrets with their lives—magic coexists with religion, and good and evil are never as they seem. In this town, a battle is fought between two men of God. The story begins when a drunkard named Hector Bligh (the "Rum Preacher") is dragged from his pulpit by a man calling himself "Apostle" York. Handsome and brash, York dem...
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Sexual content
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Frequent graphic sex including rape, bestiality, and pedophilia
Violence & gore
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Torture, whippings, and graphic violence; pervasive brutality
Profanity
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Crude sexual language and strong Jamaican vernacular throughout
Substance use
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Alcoholic Rum Preacher is central; rum addiction drives his arc
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Two preachers battle for a town’s soul; faith and mania drive plot
Magic & witchcraft
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Magical realism; flying women; magic coexists with religion
Occult / demonology
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Devil, Satan, and Heaven-vs-Hell struggle central to the story
Political content
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1950s colonial Jamaica as setting; light social backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicide depicted among the novel’s major violent events
Abuse & suffering
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Graphic rape, pedophilia, torture, whippings, and cruelty
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