- African American women, Americans, Fiction, Grenadian Americans
A middle-aged, successful Afro-American woman journeys to the small Caribbean isle of Carriacou where she discovers a past and a culture she learns to cherish.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Paule Marshall
- First published
- 1983
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Virago, Putnam's, Penguin Books USA Inc.
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9783499157813
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“With a strength born of the decision that had just come to her in the middle of the night, Avey Johnson forced the suitcase shut on the clothes piled inside and slid the lock into place.”
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