Let the Lion Eat Straw - Hardcover

Southerland, Ellease

3.54

116 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006072420X ISBN 13: 9780060724207

Publisher: Amistad Pr, 2004

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Having bonded with a nurturing foster mother after being abandoned, Abeba Williams is reclaimed by her abusive biological mother, from whom she hopes to escape by pursuing a music career.

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Review:

"As moving as it is wisely, lyrically told." -- O magazine

"Remarkable....A graceful hymn of love." -- Time

"An amazing achievement!" -- Kristin Hunter

"A masterpiece...brilliant, graceful, poetic!" -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Accomplished...[a] special beauty." -- Library Journal

"Full of life." -- School Library Journal

." this poetic and memorable novel remains a testament to the power of resurrection and the powerful gift of love." -- Ebony

"Full of life."--School Library Journal

"A glorious rebirth! The republication of this milestone...is cause for great celebration indeed."--Sapphire, author of Push

"Revealing the grace... in ordinary lives... [this] is a novel worthy of a place in the annals of literature."--The Portland Skanner

About the Author:

Ellease Southerland is professor of African Literature at Pace University in New York.

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