{"product_id":"the-devil-three-times-hardcover","title":"The Devil Three Times - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRickey Fayne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A debut of enormous ambition\" spanning eight generations of a Black family in West Tennessee as they are repeatedly visited by the Devil (Nathan Harris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness of Water\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States with the spirit of her dead sister as her only companion. Desperate to survive the hell that awaits her at their destination, Yetunde finds help in an unexpected form--the Devil himself. The Devil, seeking a way to reenter the pearly gates of heaven, decides to prove himself to an indifferent God by protecting Yetunde and granting her a piece of his supernatural power. In return, Yetunde makes an incredible sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their bargain extends far beyond Yetunde's mortal lifespan. Over the next 175 years, the Devil visits Yetunde's descendants in their darkest hour of need: Lucille, a conjure woman; Asa, who passes for white; Louis and Virgil, who risk becoming a twentieth-century Cain and Abel; Cassandra, who speaks to the dead; James, who struggles to make sense of the past while fighting to keep his family together; and many others. The Devil offers each of them his own version of salvation, all the while wondering: can he save himself, too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steeped in the spiritual traditions and oral history of the Black diaspora, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Three Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a baptism by fire and water, heralding a new voice in American fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRickey Fayne \u003c\/b\u003eis a fiction writer from rural West Tennessee whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction, Guernica, The Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other magazines. He holds an MA in English from Northwestern University and an MFA in Fiction from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. His writing embodies his Black, Southern upbringing in order to reimagine and honor his ancestors' experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988944093485,"sku":"9780316575171","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/JVQ6OLH74n9780316575171.webp?v=1776239428","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-devil-three-times-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}