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Taming It Down
by Kim McLarin
ISBN: 0688155162
ISBN-13: 9780688155162
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Hope Robinson is black, bright, and angry. Now a reporter for a newspaper, she has never gotten over her experiences years ago at an all-white prep school where she was a scholarship student. The stress and hatred that fuel her life finally culminate in an act of desperation that threatens to destroy her fragile self-image, and her personal life, which includes an affair with a white man.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 312
Publisher's Notes
At the heart of this wonderful novel is a young woman trapped between two worlds. Hope Robinson is black, embattled -- and bright enough to win a scholarship to an exclusive prep school. Its an opportunity that comes at a high price; Hope never really feels comfortable in the white community and worries that she has been cut off from her roots. Her struggle to find her place has left her confused, alone, and profoundly angry. Now twenty-eight, a reporter for a Philadelphia newspaper, Hope still clings to her rage. As the novel unfolds, she finds her life spinning out of control, both at work -- where conflicts over affirmative action escalate into outright hostility -- and in her tangled personal life, where shes torn between her relationship with an Afrocentric journalist and her affair with a white man. Finally, overwhelmed by stress, shes driven to a desperate act that ultimately leads her to an understanding that hatred is the most self-destructive of all emotions. Hope tells her story in an articulate, colloquial voice that rings with truth. Shes smart, wry, and every bit as unsparing of herself as she is of others; in short, shes a woman any reader can root for -- and as she comes to grips with herself, it's impossible not to feel sympathetic, moved, and uplifted.
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Taming It Down: A Novel
Kim Mclarin
William Morrow. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1998. Hardcover. 1st ed. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER;. Dust jacket: Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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William Morrow & Company. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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William Morrow & Company. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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McLarin, Kim
William Morrow & Company, Publishers, 1998 Name on rear free endpaper. Wrinkling with small closed tears on bottom edge of rear cover of dustjacket.. Book Club. Hard Cover. Good/Good. ( more information) Offered by North State Books (United States)
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William Morrow & Company. Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD ( more information) Offered by Wonder Book (United States)
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Taming It Down: A Novel (Qty: 3)
Mclarin, Kim
William Morrow. Hardcover. 0688155162 Will ship in 24 hours. Book in great condition.Will be shipped in bubble mailer. . New. ( more information) Offered by Linus Media (United States)
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William Morrow & Company, 1998-07. Hardcover. New. SECURE packing, FAST shipping, FREE delivery confirmation (except international). Great service is our promise. ( more information) Offered by Daylight Books (United States)
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No Illustration, McLarin
New York: William Morrow And Company, 1998. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WITH SMALL TEAR TO EDGES. RED AND BLCAK HARD COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Taming It Down : A Novel
McLarin, Kim
NY: Morrow/Avon, 1998. Utterly clean, very tight text; binding is sound, but a couple of degrees cocked; faint soiling on top edges. Jacket is bright, untorn with light rubbing.. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Meadowlark Books (United States)
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McLarin, Kim
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1998 Remainder slash on bottom edge, else tight and clean. Dj is rubbed with light edgwear.. 1st. Very Good +/Very Good +. ( more information) Offered by Burke's Book Store (United States)
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Mclarin, Kim
New York: William Morrow and Co.. 1998. 342p., very good first edition in dj. Author's first novel. ( more information) Offered by Bolerium Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Taming It Down: A Novel
Mclarin, Kim
William Morrow. Hardcover. 0688155162 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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