Praisesong for the Widow
by Paule Marshall
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- As New/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Seller
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Flemington, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Putnam, 1983 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-399-12754-2..
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
- Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000080
- Title
- Praisesong for the Widow
- Author
- Paule Marshall
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 0399127542
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127540
- Publisher
- Putnam, 1983
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- February 14, 1983
- Keywords
- FICTION 0-399-12754-2
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About the Seller
Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB
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Flemington, New Jersey
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