Some sing, some cry : a novel
Book |
First St. Martin's Griffin edition. |
St. Martin's Griffin,
New York :
2011.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonthill | FIC Shang 2011 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Opening dramatically at Sweet Tamarind, a rice and cotton plantation on an island off South Carolina's coast, we watch as recently emancipated Bette Mayfield says her goodbyes before fleeing for the mainland. With her granddaughter, Eudora, in tow, she heads to Charleston. There, they carve out lives for themselves as fortune-teller and seamstress. Dora will marry, the Mayfield line will grow, and we will follow them on an journey through the watershed events of America's troubled, vibrant history--from Reconstruction to both World Wars, from the Harlem Renaissance to Vietnam and the modern day. Shange and Bayeza give us a monumental story of a family and of America, of songs and why we have to sing them, of home and of heartbreak, of the past and of the future, bright and blazing ahead.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780312552718 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 568 pages ; 22 cmprint
- Edition: First St. Martin's Griffin edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.
- Copyright: ©2010.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.