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<p> 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. <i>Mother of Pearl</i> 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, <i>Mother of Pearl</i> marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent. (Oprah's Book Club)</p>
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Perle de lune, Melinda Haynes
- Language
- Released
- 2002
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €5.69
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- Title
- Perle de lune
- Language
- French
- Authors
- Melinda Haynes
- Publisher
- Jean-Claude Lattès
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 350
- ISBN10
- 2709621541
- ISBN13
- 9782709621540
- Series
- Description
- <p> 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. <i>Mother of Pearl</i> 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, <i>Mother of Pearl</i> marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent. (Oprah's Book Club)</p>