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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Publication date
December 6, 2016
Pages
320
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781616205270
ISBN-10
161620527X
Dimensions
0 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Original list price
$15.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
âHaunting . . . To read The Good Negress is to fall under a spell, to open a window, to fly.â âLos Angeles Times Book Review
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Twenty years after its initial publication, The Good Negress continues to be an important part of the literary canon, as relevant and necessary as ever. Set in 1960s Detroit, the novel centers around Denise Palms, who leaves her grandmotherâs home in rural Virginia to reunite with her mother, stepfather, and older brothers. As a black teenage girl, Denise is given scarce opportunity beyond cooking, cleaning, and raising her motherâs baby. But an idealistic, demanding teacher opens Deniseâs eyes to a future she has never considered, and soon she begins to question the limits of the life prescribed to her.
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With lyrical, evocative prose, A. J. Verdelle captures Deniseâs journey from adolescence to womanhood as she navigates the tension between loyalty and independence, and between circumstance and desire. The Good Negress is an unforgettable debutâsimultaneously the portrait of a family and a glimpse into an era of twentieth-century America.
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Winner of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from theÂ
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
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Twenty years after its initial publication, The Good Negress continues to be an important part of the literary canon, as relevant and necessary as ever. Set in 1960s Detroit, the novel centers around Denise Palms, who leaves her grandmotherâs home in rural Virginia to reunite with her mother, stepfather, and older brothers. As a black teenage girl, Denise is given scarce opportunity beyond cooking, cleaning, and raising her motherâs baby. But an idealistic, demanding teacher opens Deniseâs eyes to a future she has never considered, and soon she begins to question the limits of the life prescribed to her.
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With lyrical, evocative prose, A. J. Verdelle captures Deniseâs journey from adolescence to womanhood as she navigates the tension between loyalty and independence, and between circumstance and desire. The Good Negress is an unforgettable debutâsimultaneously the portrait of a family and a glimpse into an era of twentieth-century America.
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Winner of the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from theÂ
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Editions
Hardcover
from Algonquin Books (January 3, 1995); titled "The Good Negress"
9781565120853 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $19.95
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Algonquin Books (December 6, 2016); titled "The Good Negress"
from Perennial (April 1, 1996); titled "The Good Negress"
9780060976835 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $13.00
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
Reinforced
from Demco Media (April 1, 1996); titled "The Good Negress"
9780606188104 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.34
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 18, 2008); titled "The Good Negress"
9781435242371 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $22.00
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613101158 | details & prices | 8.00 × 5.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $24.60
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
About: Rejoining her family in 1963 Detroit in order to help prepare for a new baby, Denise Palms witnesses her two older brothers' painful entrance into the adult world and questions her own heritage in the light of a tutor's relentless instruction
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