Happy Land

<p><b>'Exactly the novel we need right here, right now' TAYARI JONES<br><br>'Astonishing' JODI PICOULT<br><br>'Triumphant' <i>ELLE</i><br><h3> A woman learns the astonishing truth of her family's ties to a vanished American Kingdom in this riveting new novel from the bestselling and award-winning author of <i>Take My Hand</i> </h3> </b><br>Nikki Berry hasn't seen her estranged grandmother Rita in years - until an unexpected phone call summons her to the hills of North Carolina. There, Nikki learns the astonishing truth of her family's past: her formerly enslaved ancestor Luella was the queen of a now vanished American Kingdom.<br><br>The Kingdom of the Happy Land sounds like a fairytale. But beneath its legend, family secrets lie buried deep in the hills . . .<br><br>Now, Nikki must protect her family's legacy before - like so much else - it is stolen away.</p>