The Seven Daughters of Dupree

From the two-time Emmy AwardΓÇôwinning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love,lossand the unyielding ties of family in the tradition of Homegoing and The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois. ItΓÇÖs 1995and fourteen-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father. But her motherNadiakeeps her secrets closewhile her grandmother Gladys remains silent about the familyΓÇÖs pastincluding why she left LandΓÇÖs EndAlabamain 1953. As Tati digs deepershe uncovers a legacy of family secretswhere every generation of Dupree women has posed more questions than answers. From Jubi in 1917whose attempt to pass for white ends when she gives birth to Ruby; to RubyΓÇÖs fiery lust for Sampson in 1934 that leads to a baby of her own; to the night in 1980 that changed NadiaΓÇÖs future foreverthe Dupree women carry the weight of their heritage. Bound by a mysterious malediction that means they will only give birth to daughtersthe Dupree women confront a legacy of painresilienceand survival that began with an enslaved ancestor who risked everything for freedom. The Seven Daughters of Dupree masterfully weaves together themes of generational traumaBlack womenΓÇÖs resilienceand unbreakable familial bonds. Echoing the literary power of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana MathisNikesha Elise Williams delivers a feminist literary fiction that explores the ripple effects of actionssecretsand love through seven generations of Black women.