Mother of Pearl
Melinda HaynesCapturing all the rueful irony and racial ambivalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950s, Melinda Haynes’ celebrated novel is a wholly unforgettable exploration of family, identity, and redemption. Mother of Pearl revolves around twenty-eight-year-old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, the fifteen-year-old white daughter of the town whore and an unknown father. Both are passionately determined to discover the precious things neither experienced as children: human connection, enduring commitment, and, above all, unconditional love. A startlingly accomplished mixture of beauty, mystery, and tragedy, Mother of Pearl marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent. (Oprah’s Book Club) Hey, it’s Oprah’s Book Club!
| status | Copy #1 (7975): in |
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| genre | Literature and Fiction » General Literature |
| publisher | Washington Square Press |
| publish date | 1999 |
| popularity | checked out 0 time(s) |