Mother of Pearl

ISBN: 9780743431033

出版社: Pocket

出版年: 2001-05-01

页数: 512

定价: USD 7.99

装帧: Mass Market Paperback

内容简介

Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambiavalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950's, 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 tradedy, Mother of Pearl marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent.