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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
January 1, 1995
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385471435
ISBN-10
0385471432
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.75 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$20.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a story that documents the rise of the black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (May 1, 1995)
9780786204311 | details & prices | 314 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $22.95
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially-mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially-mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance
The price comparison is for this edition
from Doubleday (January 1, 1995)
9780385471435 | details & prices | 5.75 × 7.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $20.00
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance
Paperback
New edition from Gardners Books (February 6, 1997)
9781860490569 | details & prices | 256 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.44 lbs | List price $11.25
About: Set in the Elysian isle of Martha's Vineyard, among an insular community of proud and prosperous black families, this novel centres around the marriage of the daughter of the community's foremost family to a struggling, white jazz musician.
About: Set in the Elysian isle of Martha's Vineyard, among an insular community of proud and prosperous black families, this novel centres around the marriage of the daughter of the community's foremost family to a struggling, white jazz musician.
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (February 1, 1996)
9780385471442 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $14.95
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Cynthia Jones (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (June 1, 2000)
9780792723752 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $69.95
With Regina Taylor (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster (June 1, 1998)
9780671535629 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $18.00
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance.
About: In a story that documents the rise of the Black middle class, written by a woman who lived it, a racially mixed wedding is about to take place on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s--amidst extreme tension and resistance.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439508213 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.58 lbs | List price $22.95
About: On the island of Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s  there exists a proud, insular, nearly unassailable  community known as the Oval, made up of the best  and brightest of New York's and Boston's black  bourgeoisie.
About: On the island of Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s  there exists a proud, insular, nearly unassailable  community known as the Oval, made up of the best  and brightest of New York's and Boston's black  bourgeoisie.
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