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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Chivers North Amer
Publication date
January 1, 1994
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780792717768
ISBN-10
0792717767
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 7.75 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$21.95
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Mildred Peacock is the touch, funny, feisty heroine of "Mama, " a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together. In Mildred's world, men come and go as quickly as her paychecks, but her five children are her dream, her hope and her future. Not since Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" has a black woman's story been portrayed with such rich power, honesty, and love.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Chivers North Amer (January 1, 1994)
9780792717775 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Mildred Peacock is the touch, funny, feisty heroine of "Mama, " a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together.
About: Mildred Peacock is the touch, funny, feisty heroine of "Mama, " a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together.
from Houghton Mifflin (January 1, 1987)
9780395399743 | details & prices | List price $16.95
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
Paperback
Reprint edition from New Amer Library (December 6, 2005)
9780451216717 | details & prices | 342 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited African-American woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own, in a new edition of the best-selling author's first novel.
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited African-American woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own, in a new edition of the best-selling author's first novel.
Reprint edition from Pocket Books (March 1, 1995)
9780671884482 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Chivers North Amer (January 1, 1994)
9780792717768 | details & prices | 5.75 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Mildred Peacock is the touch, funny, feisty heroine of "Mama, " a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together.
About: Mildred Peacock is the touch, funny, feisty heroine of "Mama, " a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together.
Reissue edition from Washington Square Pr (March 1, 1991)
9780671745233 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
CD/Spoken Word
With Marjorie Johnson (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (November 1, 2000)
9780792799771 | details & prices | 7.75 × 8.00 × 1.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $39.95
About: Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama, a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together.
About: Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama, a survivor who'll do anything to keep her family together.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Marjorie Johnson (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (September 1, 1998)
9780792722397 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $74.95
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own.
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own.
from Highbridge Co (February 1, 1994)
9780453008655 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own.
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613014311 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $18.40
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
About: Mildred Peacock, a spirited Black woman living in the declining Michigan town of Point Haven, decides to kick out her jealous husband, Crook, and raise her five children on her own
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