But as they encounter increasingly difficult obstacles, a dangerous spirit interferes at every turn. She’ll need help from an unlikely team, from a jazz musician capable of hypnotizing with a melody to an aging vaudeville actor who can change his face, to pull off the impossible. The task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the District.Ĭlara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. So, when the Empress, the powerful spirit who holds her debt, offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, a desperate Clara seizes the chance. Now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to save her community in this timely and dazzling historical fantasy that weaves together African American folk magic, history, and romance.Ĭlara Johnson talks to spirits, a gift that saved her during her darkest moments in a Washington D.
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