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"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
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- PublisherAtheneum
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0684160706
- ISBN 13 9780684160702
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages181
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