Praisesong For the Widow
by Marshall, Paule
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
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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
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94096
- Title
- Praisesong For the Widow
- Author
- Marshall, Paule
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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