Paule Marshall

• Apr-1976
• / General Fiction
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The chosen place is Bourneville, a remote, devastated part of a Caribbean island; the timeless people are its inhabitants -- black, poor, inextricably linked to their past enslavement. When the advance team for an ambitious American research project ...

• Feb-1983
• / General Fiction
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While on her annual Caribbean cruise, Avey Johnson, a Black, middle-aged widow, finds her comfortable life unraveling and embarks on another voyage, an odyssey in search of spiritual and cultural regeneration...

• May-1984
• / Literary
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“Astonishingly moving.” -- Anne Tyler, New York Times Book Review
 
“A work of exceptional wisdom, maturity, and generosity, one in which the palpable humanity of its characters transcends any considerations of race or sex.” -- Washi...

• Oct-1991
• / General Fiction
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• Jan-1993
• / General Fiction
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This collection of short works illustrates the growth of a remarkable writer. Opening the volume is the much-acclaimed autobiographical essay, �"From the Poets in the Kitchen,” which pays homage to the hard-working, storytelling West Indian women w...

• Oct-2000
• / General Fiction
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In 1949, Sonny-Rett Payne, a jazz pianist, fled New York for Paris to escape both his family's disapproval of his music and the racism that shadowed his career. Now, decades later, his eight-year-old grandson is brought to Payne's old Brooklyn neighb...

• Jan-2009
• / General Fiction
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"An unforgettable novel, written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." -- Herald Tribune Book Review"Passionate, compelling . . . an impressive accomplishment." -- Saturday Review"Remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural ...

• Jul-2016
• / Psychological Suspense
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2016 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. These four long stories, published a scant two years after Brown Girl, Brown- a promising but young and personal first novel, reve...

• Apr-2021
• / Literary
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Featuring a new original introduction by Opal Palmer AdisaAvey Johnson—a Black, middle-aged, middle-class widow given to hats, gloves, and pearls—has long since put behind her the Harlem of her childhood. Then on a cruise to the Caribbean w...