| A Kind of Freedom Contributor(s): Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson (Author) |
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ISBN: 1640091033 ISBN-13: 9781640091030 Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.60 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Publisher Description: Long-listed for the National Book Award * Winner of the Crook's Corner Prize * Winner of the First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association * A New York Times Notable Book "Brilliantly juxtaposing World War II, the '80s and post-Katrina present, Sexton follows three generations of a Black New Orleans family as they struggle to bloom amid the poison of racism." --People Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. In 1982, Evelyn's daughter, Jackie, is a frazzled single mother grappling with her absent husband's drug addiction. Jackie's son, T.C., loves the creative process of growing marijuana more than the weed itself. He was a square before Hurricane Katrina, but the New Orleans he knew didn't survive the storm. For Evelyn, Jim Crow is an ongoing reality, and in its wake new threats spring up to haunt her descendants. Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's critically acclaimed debut is an urgent novel that explores the legacy of racial disparity in the South through a poignant and redemptive family history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson: - Born and raised in New Orleans, MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON studied creative writing at Dartmouth College and law at UC Berkeley. She was a recipient of the Lombard Fellowship and spent a year in the Dominican Republic working for a civil rights organization and writing. Her debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, was long-listed for the National Book Award, and her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in The New York Times Book Review, Oprah.com, Lenny Letter, The Massachusetts Review, Grey Sparrow Journal, and other publications. She lives in the Bay Area, California, with her family. |
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