| Mother of Pearl Contributor(s): Haynes, Melinda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671774670 ISBN-13: 9780671774677 Publisher: Washington Square OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: This debut work captures the irony and beauty of life in the 1950s Deep South, centering around 28-year-old Even Grade, a Mississippi black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, the 15-year-old daughter of the town whore. Both are passionately determined to discover the precious things neither expected as children: human connection, enduring commitment, and above all, unconditional love. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Medical - History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00037476 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Series: Oprah's Book Club |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.14 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32281 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 27.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambivalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950s, Melinda Haynes' celebrated novel is a wholly unforgettable exploration of family, identity, and redemption. Mother of Pearl revolves around twenty-eight-year-old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, the fifteen-year-old white daughter of the town whore and an unknown father. Both are passionately determined to discover the precious things neither experienced as children: human connection, enduring commitment, and, above all, unconditional love. A startlingly accomplished mixture of beauty, mystery, and tragedy, Mother of Pearl marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent. |