| Somebody Else's Mama Contributor(s): Haynes, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156004089 ISBN-13: 9780156004084 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: The lives of Paula and Al Johnson and their twin sons in their small, almost exclusively African-American town in northern Missouri are put to an extreme test when Paula's cantankerous mother-in-law, sick and old, arrives from St. Paul. "A vivid portrayal of (African-American) family life and of two stong, independent women from a refreshing male perspective".--Dallas Morning News. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Women - Fiction | African American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96002448 |
| Series: Harvest American Writing |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.5" W x 8.54" (1.03 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As she struggles to move from antagonism to common ground with Miss Xenobia Kezee, her sick, elderly, cantankerous mother-in-law, Paula Johnson confronts her own mother's death and her husband's detachment from the emotional life of his family. |