Susan Storer Clark
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism
I read history and I ask questions. That was true even when I was growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, and before I got my MPhil in history from King's College London. A career as a broadcast journalist gave me plenty of opportunities to ask questions, and I've stayed in the habit. Two historical novels have so far been the result of that: The Monk Woman's Daughter, and recently, An Uncharted World. After living and working for many years in the Washington, DC, are, my husband and I retired to the Seattle are, where we garden and enjoy our two cats. I also love making music, and right now I sing in two choruses and play bass guitar in a band.
Susan Storer Clark's books
Genres: Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+
An Uncharted World is historical fiction with elements of magical realism. It is based on the true story of an African woman captured by Francis Drake on his voyage around the world. Morayo, a young Yorùbá woman, goes to a beach near her home to look at a strange ship and is snatched into a terrifying journey: slavery in Brazil, servitude in Peru, and capture by privateer Francis Drake. Can she regain her freedom? Is there any way she can get back to her home? Morayo's story of resilience and resourcefulness is told through her own eyes, and through those of a wide range of characters: priests and pirates, aristocrats, escaped slaves, and the divine trickster Èṣù. It takes the reader around the world and into the uncharted depths of the human heart.