Praisesong for the Widow
by MARSHALL, Paule
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- fine/fine
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Putnam, 1983. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Putnam, (1983). First Edition.<br/> <br/> Signed by Marshall on the title page.<br/> <br/>
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
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 277232
- Title
- Praisesong for the Widow
- Author
- MARSHALL, Paule
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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