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Hailed upon publication by writers and critics alike, including Shirley Hazzard and Charles Johnson, Let the Lion Eat Straw is a dazzling novel that tells the story of Abeba Williams, whose mother abandons the poverty of the South -- and in the process her daughter -- for opportunities up North. Missing her mother, she clings to Mamma Habblesham, a woman with enviable reserves of love and hope. Their affection for each other seems boundless -- until Abeba's mother returns to take her to Brooklyn. As Abeba grows up, her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape. But a handsome singer distracts her, and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away. Now married with children of her own, she fights to maintain the dignity of her family. Let the Lion Eat Straw is a revelation of the glory in apparently ordinary lives.
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"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
"Remarkable....A graceful hymn of love."--Time
"This lyrical, haunting novel remains a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit and the gift of love."--The Seattle Skanner
"Imbued with African folklore...less a novel than a myth."--The New Yorker
"A remarkable first novel....that transcends race and class."--Los Angeles Times
"As moving as it is wisely, lyrically told."--O magazine
"It's difficult to believe that a first novel can be...so rich of characterization....But this one is."--Chattanooga Times
"Important....It has a rich, live, radiant validity, offering characters memorably exciting."--Gwendolyn Brooks
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"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
"Remarkable....A graceful hymn of love."--Time
"This lyrical, haunting novel remains a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit and the gift of love."--The Seattle Skanner
"Imbued with African folklore...less a novel than a myth."--The New Yorker
"A remarkable first novel....that transcends race and class."--Los Angeles Times
"As moving as it is wisely, lyrically told."--O magazine
"It's difficult to believe that a first novel can be...so rich of characterization....But this one is."--Chattanooga Times
"Important....It has a rich, live, radiant validity, offering characters memorably exciting."--Gwendolyn Brooks
Ellease Southerland, recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Award for Poetry, is professor of African Literature at Pace University in New York. The author of the novel A Feast of Fools and the poetry collection The Magic Sun Spins, Ms. Southerland divides her time between Nigeria and New York City.
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- PublisherAmistad Press
- Publication date2005
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- ISBN 13 9780060724214
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