Praisesong for the Widow
by Marshall, Paule
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Seller
-
Austin, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page in 1983.
Synopsis
Praisesong for the Widow is a novel by Paule Marshall which takes place in the mid seventies, chronicling the life of Avey Johnson, a sixty-four year old African American widow on a physical and emotional journey in the Caribbean island of Carriacou. Throughout the novel, there are many flashbacks to Avey's earlier life experiences with her late husband, Jerome Johnson, as well as childhood events that reconnect her with her lost cultural roots.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33679
- Title
- Praisesong for the Widow
- Author
- Marshall, Paule
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Publisher
- Putnam Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
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Austin, Minnesota
About Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
We have been selling books for over 15 years. We specialize in Americana, First Edition Literature, Golf, History, Railroad, Chess Medical, Western Americana, Mysteries, Economic History, Poetry, Aviation, Ornithology, Minnesota, Horses, Genealogy and Military Books.
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