Ours

by Phillip B. Williams · 2024

In the 1830s, Saint, a formidable conjure woman, roams the South razing plantations and freeing the enslaved with fierce magic. She creates a hidden sanctuary north of St. Louis—a town called Ours—shielded by an impenetrable, invisible barrier. Within its borders, former slaves forge a community of love, grief, and ordinary life, building homes, families, and friendships far from the horrors of bondage. When two strangers breach the magical border, Saint’s buried past resurfaces, threatening the fragile peace she has fought to protect. Phillip B. Williams weaves a lyrical, surreal epic that explores freedom, memory, and the power of community against the lingering shadows of slavery.