Yonder: A Novel
- Author: Jabari Asim
- Narrator: Lamarr Gulley
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 8:16:19
Synopsis
"Chameleonic writer Asim’s second novel after A Taste of Honey (2010) gets historical with a cast
of enslaved Black characters—searingly called the Stolen, their white enslavers rightfully are
Thieves—who attempt to survive the atrocities of the antebellum South. “All of us have two
tongues,” Janina Edwards opens as the narrator. “The first is for them. A broken joke of
language . . . The second is for us. It is a song of dreams and drums, whispered promises and
incantations.” And yet for each of the Stolen, the intimacy of their communications with each
other “can bring us to ruin,” risking vulnerabilities that reveal fears, desperation, joy, and most
especially love. Each of the remarkable, seasoned narrators seems well aware how the stunning
beauty of Asim’s lyrical writing ironically serves to amplify the brutality woven throughout. Adam
Lazarre White is measured William, who, driven by an inner strength, leans toward a gentleness
nurtured by his love for Margaret, who is at turns desperate and determined in Joniece Abbott-
Pratt’s presentation. JD Jackson aches as soulful Cato. Lamarr Gulley inspires both suspicion
and hope as freedom-encouraging Preacher Ransom. A single production quibble looms: that
rare who-read-whom would have added closing excellence."
Chapters
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041 Yonder Part6 Gleam Ransom
Duration: 10min -
042 Yonder Margaret
Duration: 15min -
043 Yonder William
Duration: 08min -
044 Yonder Cato
Duration: 11min -
045 Yonder William
Duration: 11min -
046 Yonder Part7 BandOfAngels
Duration: 10min -
047 Yonder William
Duration: 16min -
048 Yonder Margaret
Duration: 04min -
049 Yonder Cato
Duration: 06min -
050 Yonder William
Duration: 04min -
051 Yonder Margaret
Duration: 12min -
052 Yonder Cato
Duration: 19min -
053 Yonder Part8 BubaYali
Duration: 06min -
054 Yonder Part9 DaysAhead William
Duration: 09min -
055 Yonder Pandora
Duration: 21min -
056 Yonder Margaret
Duration: 11min -
057 Yonder Cato
Duration: 12min -
058 Yonder William
Duration: 23min -
059 Yonder Credits
Duration: 01min