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      Mama Day

      by Gloria Naylor
      Published
      Apr 1989
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      312
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      A "wonderful novel" steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Washington Post Book World).

      On an island off the coast of Georgia, there's a place where superstition is more potent than any trappings of the modern world. In Willow Springs, the formidable Mama Day uses her powers to heal. But her great niece, Cocoa, can't wait to get away.


       


      In New York City, Cocoa meets George. They fall in love and marry quickly. But when she finally brings him home to Willow Springs, the island's darker forces come into play. As their connection is challenged, Cocoa and George must rely on Mama Day's mysticism.


       


      Told from multiple perspectives, Mama Day is equal parts star-crossed love story, generational saga, and exploration of the supernatural. Hailed as Gloria Naylor's "richest and most complex" novel, it is the kind of book that stays with you long after the final page (Providence Journal).


       

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      General Fiction

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      Small Town

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      First Edition Apr 1989 Vintage ISBN13 9780679721819 ISBN10 0679721819
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      Feb 1988 Ticknor & Fields ISBN13 9780899197166 ISBN10 0899197167
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      Apr 1989 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606241793 ISBN10 0606241795
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      Mar 2017 Virago Press (UK) ISBN13 9780349016160 ISBN10 034901616X
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      Oct 1989 Brilliance Audio ISBN13 9781561000487 ISBN10 1561000485
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      Apr 1989 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN13 9780816146925 ISBN10 0816146926
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