Tending the Vines petwizards Stroud lets loose and gives

Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want

seems his perfect match

and from a well-to-do family

two long-lost siblings risk everything to save their mother from oblivion in an authoritarian near-future America obsessed with digital consciousness and eternal life—a story that “packs a walloping punch” (Esquire)

Tending the Vines petwizards Stroud lets loose and givesThis standout creative nonfiction debut explores the lives and histories of plants considered nonnative or invasive as metaphors for the Black experience in America. In Tending the Vines, Ashia S. Ajani illuminates how eight unique plants tell the story of the Black diaspora in America. Each chapter is a deep dive into one plantincluding eucalyptus, passionflower, wild mustard, and kudzuexploring their significance in African tradition, their role