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pp 448 Hardback with paper dust jacket both in very good condition; Oprah's Book Club; clean pages; light edgewear; slight tipping at the top/bottom of spine of DJ; black board with silver title on spineSet in the Deep South in the late 1950s, Mother of Pearl vividly brings to life the extraordinary inhabitants of the small town of Petal, Mississippi. Central to the novel are the stories of Even Grade, a 28-year-old black man abandoned by his mother at birth, Valuable Korner, a 15-year-old white girl whose family history holds a trunkful of damning secrets, and Joody Two Sun, an enigmatic obeah woman who sees into the hearts and minds of the townsfolk from her riverside camp on the outskirts of town. Cast in a tragicomic passion play, Even, Val, and Joody find their destinies entwined as they search for the love and family that they have always been denied.
Title: Mother of Pearl
Categories: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment,
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: US, Hyperion: 1999
ISBN Number: 0786866276
ISBN Number 13: 9780786866274
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Type: Hardcover
Size: 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
Seller ID: PGB636