God Help the Child Contributor(s): Morrison, Toni (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307740927 ISBN-13: 9780307740922 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Magical Realism - Fiction | African American - Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2014034972 |
Series: Vintage International |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A New York Times Notable Book This fiery and provocative novel weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult. At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life, but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love. There is Booker, the man Bride loves, and loses to anger. Rain, the mysterious white child with whom she crosses paths. And finally, Bride's mother herself, Sweetness, who takes a lifetime to come to understand that "what you do to children matters. And they might never forget." One of the Best Books of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star |