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Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambiavalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950's, 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... read more
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Summary edit
The setting is the small town of Petal,Mississippi during the early 1950's. The town's population divided by racial lines, and the denizens, and main characters of the story,both white and black, and although leading very different lives, are, due to happenstance, about to find much in common.
read more (warning: may contain spoilers)Characters/People edit
- Joody Two Sun: A witchy women with powers to "read" a person.
- Valuable Korner: 15 year old girl - pregnant
- Even Grade: Add a description of this character.
- Neva Moore
- Canaan Mosley
- Jackson Mclain
- Grace
- Enid
- Louise Green
- Russ
- Burris
- Beryn
- Mary
- Luvenia
- George Willard
- Judy
- Clemens
- Bea
- Reilly
- Bellrose
- John Henry
- Mason
- Clorena
- Sophy
- Mama Girl
- Neve
- Joe
- Willie
- Mack
- Well
- James
- Lucy
- Deep Mother
Quotes edit
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“from Canaan throughout book, "Thy God!"”
Canaan Mosley
Setting & Locations edit
the small town of Petal,Mississippi during the early 1950's
- Hattiesburg
- Persia
- Mississippi
- River House
- Memphis
- Alabama
- Petal
- Vicksburg
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Birmingham
- Africa
- New Orleans
- Hollywood
- Arkansas
First Sentence edit
EVEN GRADE WALKED PAST THE SPOT on the bridge where Canaan caught the bottle with his head and saw the blood mark was still there, but just barely.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 27 of 70 in Oprah's Book Club. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Melinda Haynes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: June 15, 1999
ISBN: 0786866276
Page Count: 448
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: June 15, 1999
ISBN: 0786866276
Page Count: 448
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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