From the rear cover
With this highly praised collection of short fiction, Lorna Goodison demonstrates why she may be one of literature's best-kept secrets. In the Pushcart Prize-winning title story, humble Dottie thinks her luck has turned when she meets Frenchie, the best-looking, if not most reliable, man in the whole of Jamaica. In "The Helpweight," an accomplished woman must bear the burden of an old flame's renewed affections when he returns from a life abroad with his Irish bride in tow. And in "Henry," a young boy turned out of his house to make way for his mother's lover sells roses on the street to survive. On a whim, he bites off a bloom, which he can feel burning inside his mouth like a red pepper light, hoping it will take root and beautify his own life. Poetically rendered, these and over a dozen other evocative stories create a world in which pride can nourish a soul or be its ruin and where people are in turn uplifted and undone by love.
Details
- Title By Love Possessed: Stories
- Author Lorna Goodison
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Amistad Press, N Y
- Date 2012-05-29
- ISBN 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.24 x 5.37 x 0.66 in (20.93 x 13.64 x 1.68 cm)
-
Themes
- Topical:
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Jamaica - Social life and customs
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 05/01/2012, Page 77
- Essence, 05/01/2012, Page 72
- Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2012, Page 0
- Library Journal, 06/01/2012, Page 96
- New York Times Book Review, 12/16/2012, Page 26
- Publishers Weekly, 04/16/2012, Page 37
More Copies for Sale
By Love Possessed : Stories
by Goodison, Lorna
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.73FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed : Stories
by Goodison, Lorna
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$7.40FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories
by Lorna Goodison
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- USED As New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
- Item Price
-
$7.50$4.99 shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories
by Lorna Goodison
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$9.79FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed : Stories
by Lorna Goodison
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
$9.79FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories [Paperback] Goodison, Lorna
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 40
- Seller
-
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
- Item Price
-
$10.34$3.99 shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories
by Goodison, Lorna
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 800
- Seller
-
Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
$11.99$3.99 shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories
by Goodison, Lorna
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$17.65FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories
by Goodison, Lorna
- Used
- Condition
- UsedVeryGood
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
-
$19.64FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
By Love Possessed: Stories
by Goodison, Lorna
- Used
- Condition
- UsedVeryGood
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780062127358 / 0062127357
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
- Item Price
-
$19.64FREE shipping to USA