Monica Brashears
Monica Brashears is an Affrilachian writer from Tennessee. She is a graduate of Syracuse University’s MFA program. Her work has appeared in Nashville Review, Split Lip Magazine, Appalachian Review, The Masters Review, and more. House of Cotton is her first novel.
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House of Cotton
- By: Monica Brashears
- Narrator: Jeanette Illidge
- Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 04, 2023
- Language: English
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A stunning, contemporary Black southern gothic novel about what it means to be a poor woman in the God- fearing south. The perfect audiobook if you loved The Other Black Girl and Luster.
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