PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
by MARSHALL, PAULE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Synopsis
Praisesong for the Widow is a novel by Paule Marshall which takes place in the mid seventies, chronicling the life of Avey Johnson, a sixty-four year old African American widow on a physical and emotional journey in the Caribbean island of Carriacou. Throughout the novel, there are many flashbacks to Avey's earlier life experiences with her late husband, Jerome Johnson, as well as childhood events that reconnect her with her lost cultural roots.
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI003130I
- Title
- PRAISESONG FOR THE WIDOW
- Author
- MARSHALL, PAULE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- PUTNAM\'S SONS (G.P.)
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK NY
- Date Published
- PUB 1983
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