Shallow Waters

A Novel

De: Anita Kopacz

Narrado por: Michelle Kopacz

In this “captivating” (Harper’s Bazaar) and lyrical debut novel—perfect for fans of The Water Dancer and the Legacy of Orïsha series—the Yoruba 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 Orïsha—a deity in the religion of Africa’s Yoruba 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 Yemaya from her native Africa and on to the “New World,” with vivid pictures of life for those left on the outskirts of power in the nascent Americas.

Yemaya realizes the fighter within, travels the Underground Railroad in search of the mysterious stranger Obatala, and crosses paths with icons of our history on the road to freedom. Shallow Waters is a “riveting and heartbreaking” (Publishers Weekly) work of ritual storytelling from promising debut author Anita Kopacz.

©2021 Anita Kopacz. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

good book

good story and story telling! hope there is more to come soon!!!!!! u will enjoy this.

Amazing story

There were so many times this book and me on edge. I love the way this tale tied in history, love, and magic. Amazing Anita‼️ 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾

WOW. A NEW FAVORITE

I ordered this without knowing anything about it. It just caught my attention and then sat in my library for about two months. I was recently moved to play and wrote am I glad I did. It’s astonishingly beautiful and captivating. I’m actually to listen to it again. It’s one if the most beautiful stores I’ve ever heard in my lifetime. Thank you

Stunning

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this in its entirety! Looking forward to reading it again!

Shallow Waters

Vivid and vibrant are the reflections in this riveting storytelling. Way to controlling narrative.

Oh The Joy

Thoroughly Enjoyed. Would’ve read 20 more chapters! Wow. Yemaya! The Serenity and Divinity of it all.

Loved everything about this book!

I don’t have enough words to adequately articulate how much I loved this book. Definitely one of my top 10 reads of 2021 (out of 115 so far and it’s Oct 5).

Breathtaking

I tell you. I am proud. I am Black and I believe in magic. I believe that there are things lost due to the passage of slaves. I love how the story is able to be applied to love, relations and interactions in society. It was awesome.

Beautiful Love Story

I love the way how the author travels thru time and tells pieces of history while keep the main characters connected thru different lives. It was a bitter sweet ending but the story fro how they met and how they remained connected without connected physically was very well crafted. It’s long enough to get the full story and short enough to where the story does not run on. Every chapter was meaningful and great substance.

Love it

I loved every chapter I hope there is more to come and a tv serious