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Daughters

Daughters( )
Author: Marshall, Paule
Series title:Five Star Fiction Ser.
ISBN:978-1-85242-778-8
Publication Date:Jul 2007
Publisher:Serpent's Tail Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $23.95
Book Description:

Ursa Mackenzie is a black woman caught between two cultures ? the USA and the Caribbean. Rejecting the lure of success, Ursa turns her back on a well-paid corporate research job and a stable, if loveless, relationship with a black academic. Instead, she seeks power and solace in her friendship with Viney. Remaining true to herself involves returning to Triunion, her Caribbean island, where she is forced to confront the moral and political ambiguities that underpin the charisma of her...
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Book Details
Pages:416
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.9 x 19.8 x 3.1 cm
Book Weight:0.298 Kilograms
Author Biography
Marshall, Paule (Author)
Paule Marshall was born on April 9, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.A. in English literature from Brooklyn College in 1953. She worked briefly as a librarian before joining Our World magazine.

Her first novel, Brown Girl, Brownstones, was published in 1959. Her other novels include The Chosen Place, the Timeless People; Daughters; and The Fisher King. She is also the author of two collections of short fiction: Soul Clap Hands and Sing, which received the National Institute of Arts Award, and Reena and Other Stories. She has received several awards including the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature and the Columbus Foundation American Book Award for Praisesong for the Widow in 1983.

Paule Marshall passed away on August 12, 2019 at the age of 90.

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