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A richly emotional novel spanning two decades in the Deep South, the story of Tee Wee and Icey–a cook and a housekeeper working side-by-side in rural Mississippi–as well as their children and the family that employs the two women, is a prism through which we view the universal: racial strife,... read more
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- Ruthie
- J. P.
- Crow
- Luther
- Deke
- Dennis
- Larry Martino
- Mama
- J. R
- Annie Ruth
- Ernestine
- Mister Parsons
- Masie
- Bob
- Hilda
- Lester
- Tyler
- Troy
- Lowell Gatlin
- Ray
- Catherine
- Mr. Kepper
- Dixon
- Winston
- Jonas
- Ramsey
- Davis
- David Jefferson
- Delilah
- Dr. Matthews
- Jackson
- Abel
- Mr. Moore
- Mr. Whittington
- Josie
- Zebulon
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First Sentence edit
TEE WEE STOOD ON HER FRONT PORCH, ARMS FOLDED OVER her huge breasts, black, bare feet wide apart.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bev Marshall (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0345468414
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0345468414
Page Count: 416
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- Dewey: 813.6
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