In 'Junie' a Woman Confronts Her Sister's Ghost (Debut Day)

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 27, 2025

In the new novel Junie, a young enslaved woman, consumed by grief at her sister's death, manages to wake her sister's ghost from the grave. The ghost pushes Junie to discover terrifying secrets about life on the Bellereine Plantation in Alabama. Author Erin Crosby Eckstine discusses her book as part of our Debut Day celebrating debut novels.

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