| Genre: | Literature |
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| Language : | English |
| Published: | June 01, 2000 |
| Edition: | 9th |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780671774677 |
| ISBN10: | 0671774670 |
| Pages: | 496 |
| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches |
| Weight: | 517 g |
About the Book
Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambivalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950s, Melinda Haynes' celebrated novel is a wholly unforgettable exploration of family, identity, and redemption. Mother of Pearl revolves around twenty-eight-year-old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, the fifteen-year-old white daughter of the town whore and an unknown father. Both are passionately determined to discover the precious things neither experienced as children: human connection, enduring commitment, and, above all, unconditional love. A startlingly accomplished mixture of beauty, mystery, and tragedy, Mother of Pearl marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent.