I am not a scholar of mythology, I had only a passing acquiantance with Egyptian gods and goddesses when I had the pleasure of reading Creatures of Passage. But this genre-bending novel made me want to learn more as I read about twin siblings Osiris and Nephthys and their triumphs and tragedies in the Kingdom of Anacostia – a neighborhood in DC. Yejide mixes some elements of a magical tale with gritty realism, to superb results. This is one part ghost story, one part redemption / […]