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Fifth Born Zelda Lockhart PB African American Fiction Novel Powerful Story
US $7.60
ApproximatelyRM 32.26
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“Front Cover Page is Curling Upward; Clean Inside Pages; Readable Copy; Solid Binding”
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Located in: Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Front Cover Page is Curling Upward; Clean Inside Pages; Readable Copy; Solid Binding”
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- Not Part Of A Book Series
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Washington Square Press Trade Paperback Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Literary Movement
- Post-Modernism
- Era
- 2000s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- No Pictures
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- ISBN
- 9780743412667
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Washington Square Press
ISBN-10
0743412664
ISBN-13
9780743412667
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2496140
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fifth Born : a Novel
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, African American / General, Literary, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
The San Francisco Chronicle The language in [Fifth Born] is eloquent, the writing style poetic and the use of African American dialogue masterful., O Magazine Lockhart's mastery of sensory detail -- the tastes, smells, sounds,and sights of Odessa's world -- roots us moment to moment in thehardscrabble life of this transcendent tale., O Magazine Lockhart's mastery of sensory detail -- the tastes, smells, sounds, and sights of Odessa's world -- roots us moment to moment in the hardscrabble life of this transcendent tale., Robin D. Stone With compassion, wit and grace, Zelda Lockhart gives us a new heroine: Odessa -- forgotten, betrayed, wounded in body but strong in spirit that keeps us rooting for her 'til the sweet, sweet end., O MagazineLockhart's mastery of sensory detail -- the tastes, smells, sounds,and sights of Odessa's world -- roots us moment to moment in thehardscrabble life of this transcendent tale., Robin D. StoneWith compassion, wit and grace, Zelda Lockhart gives us a new heroine: Odessa -- forgotten, betrayed, wounded in body but strong in spirit that keeps us rooting for her 'til the sweet, sweet end., The San Francisco ChronicleThe language in[Fifth Born]is eloquent, the writing style poetic and the use of African American dialogue masterful.
Synopsis
When Odessa Blackburn is three years old her beloved grandmother dies, and so begins her story, set in St. Louis,Missouri, and rural Mississippi. As the ?fth born of eight children, Odessa loses her innocence at ?rst when her drunken father sexually abuses her, and then again when she alone witnesses her father taking the life of his own brother.Fifth Bornis Zelda Lockhart's debut novel, lyrically written and powerful in its exploration of how secrets can tear apart lives and families. It is a story of love, longing, and redemption, as Odessa walks away from those whom she believes to be her kin to discover the true meaning of family., When Odessa Blackburn is three years old her beloved grandmother dies, and so begins her story, set in St. Louis, Missouri, and rural Mississippi. As the fth born of eight children, Odessa loses her innocence at rst when her drunken father sexually abuses her, and then again when she alone witnesses her father taking the life of his own brother. Fifth Born is Zelda Lockhart's debut novel, lyrically written and powerful in its exploration of how secrets can tear apart lives and families. It is a story of love, longing, and redemption, as Odessa walks away from those whom she believes to be her kin to discover the true meaning of family., When Odessa Blackburn is three years old her beloved grandmother dies, and so begins her story, set in St. Louis,Missouri, and rural Mississippi. As the Þfth born of eight children, Odessa loses her innocence at Þrst when her drunken father sexually abuses her, and then again when she alone witnesses her father taking the life of his own brother. Fifth Born is Zelda Lockhart's debut novel, lyrically written and powerful in its exploration of how secrets can tear apart lives and families. It is a story of love, longing, and redemption, as Odessa walks away from those whom she believes to be her kin to discover the true meaning of family.
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