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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Louisiana State Univ Pr
Publication date March 1, 2003
Pages 440
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780807128718
ISBN-10 0807128716
Dimensions 1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight 1.15 lbs.
Original list price $19.95
Other format details university press
Summaries and Reviews
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Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

“Reginald Gibbons’s first novel takes place in east Texas in 1910 during the time of white rule―not by law but by lynch mob. Amid the suffocating racism and fear, half-Choctaw, half-white Reuben Sweetbitter and Martha Clarke, a white woman, fall in love. . . . Reuben and Martha’s love is strong, but, dishearteningly, racism is stronger. Timely in the subject of interracial love, this authentic, richly -detailed novel plumbs sacrifice, fear, and the loss of one’s identity, bringing the -anguish of the two young lovers to life. Highly recommended.”―Library Journal

“Far more than a spellbinding love story . . . a novel wide and deep in its understanding. . . . An unforgettable story, a remarkable piece of work.”―Dallas Morning News

“I love this novel: it sings, it soars. Simultaneously deft and deep, it brings a lost world back to brilliant light.”―Andrea Barrett

“Surprising in every way. . . . The novel’s ending is as strong as its beginning―terrifying and beautiful, a true tour de force.”―Chicago Tribune



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from Louisiana State Univ Pr (March 1, 2003)
9780807128718 | details & prices | 440 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $19.95
About: Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award“Reginald Gibbons’s first novel takes place in east Texas in 1910 during the time of white rule―not by law but by lynch mob.
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (February 1, 1996)
9780140252422 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $21.00
About: A gripping tale of illicit love between half-Choctaw, half-white Reuben Sweetbitter and Martha Clarke, a white woman, set in 1910 Texas.

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