Sing, Unburied, Sing follows the story of a family whose history is tied up with the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman Farm. An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power – and limitations – of family bonds. In the present day, the 13-year-old Jojo and his little sister accompany his mother, Leonie, and her friend, Misty, on a trip … Sing, Unburied, Sing is most effective as a poetic critique of US history. Synopsis: (as told by the back of the book) In Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. Sing, Unburied, Sing is the first novel Ward wrote after becoming a mother herself. Hometown Loyalty. Rich with Ward’s distinctive, musical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic new work and an essential contribution to American literature. A searing and profound Southern odyssey by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. The landscapes it describes with forensic ferocity are toxic. Sing, Unburied, Sing grapples with the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power, and limitations, of the bonds of family. Sing, Unburied, Sing follows a family—and two ghosts—on a road trip that doubles as a journey through the painful past. Jesmyn Ward’s third novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, was published in 2017. sing, unburied, sing by Jesmyn Ward ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 5, 2017 The terrible beauty of life along the nation’s lower margins is summoned in this bold, bright, and sharp-eyed road novel. Rich with Ward’s distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic and unforgettable family story and “an odyssey through rural Mississippi’s past and present” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer ). ( … Synopsis. In Jesmyn Ward’s first novel since her National Book Award–winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. His mother Leonie takes him and his baby sister on a car trip to pick up their father from prison. Teen Reviews – Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Book) Synopsis: Jojo’s family is dysfunctional to say the least and when his dad gets out of prison, things get even weirder. I like to think I know what death is. The landscapes it describes with forensic ferocity are toxic. Ward still lives in DeLisle, the rural community in Mississippi in which she was raised. Adrienne Green September 28, 2017 Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. Sing, Unburied, Sing Chapter 1 Jojo.