Melinda Haynes (Books)

Melinda Haynes Books

Melinda Haynes is an American novelist whose work is deeply rooted in the Mississippi of the 1950s and 1960s. Her prose delves into the intricate lives of the region's inhabitants, capturing its unique atmosphere and mentality with precision. Haynes brings an artist's sensibility to her narratives, evident in rich descriptions and an insightful gaze into human psychology. Her writing offers readers a compelling immersion into the American South's past.

Mother of Pearl

466 pages
17 hours of reading

3.7(20020)Add rating

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. (Oprah's Book Club)

Mother of Pearl

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