Praise-Song for the Widow
by Marshall, Paule
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Seller
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Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Putnam Adult, 1983-02-14. Hardcover. Good. The dust jacket is smudged with some shelf wear and creasing, as well as some open and closed tears. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. A good solid copy. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!
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
- Book Lovers Warehouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 181999
- Title
- Praise-Song for the Widow
- Author
- Marshall, Paule
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Publisher
- Putnam Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983-02-14
- X weight
- 15 oz
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