Praisesong for the widow
by Marshall, Paule
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 197899
- Title
- Praisesong for the widow
- Author
- Marshall, Paule
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American; Modern first edition; Women; 1980S;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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