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Saint Monkey
Jacinda Townsend · historical fiction
Two Black girls from Kentucky—and the different Americas they enter (SAH Prize 2015).
About this historical novel
Saint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend is historical fiction set around 1950s in the Cold War period with key settings including Kentucky, New York, Harlem. Two Black girls from Kentucky—and the different Americas they enter (SAH Prize 2015).
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction and 7. Family saga so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include friendship, music, and race. It also appears on our prize-winner shelf—useful if you like critically recognized historical novels.
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Plot summary
Two Black girls from Kentucky—and the different Americas they enter (SAH Prize 2015).
Awards
- ★ Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction · 2015 (winner)
Biennial US prize (formerly James Fenimore Cooper Prize) for historical fiction on an American subject.
Subgenres
Eras
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Regions & places
North America
Kentucky · New York · Harlem
Themes
- friendship
- music
- race
Tags
award-winner