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Synopsis
'Alice Walker in this, the most beautiful, the most compassionate, the most sensuous of novels, has created a masterpiece. It is one of the most life-enhancing novels you could hope to read. Flawless' Mary Louden, THE TIMES
'All your life you have the necessary illusion that you know all there is to know about heartbreak. I hate to the one to tell you about the heartbreak you will experience after you die . . .'
A family goes to the remote sierras of Mexico - the writer-to--be Susannah; her sister Magdalena; their father and mother. There, amid indigenous people called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them more than they ever could have dreamed. This is a deeply sensual novel that explores the richness of female sexuality as a celebration of life, affirming the belief 'that it is the triumphant heart, not the conquered heart, that forgives. And that love is both timeless and beyond'.
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ALL YOUR LIFE YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY ILLUSION THAT YOU KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT HEARTBREAK. I HATE TO THE ONE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE HEARTBREAK YOU WILL EXPERIENCE AFTER YOU DIE... A FAMILY GOES TO THE REMOTE SIERRAS OF MEXICO - THE WRITER-TO--BE SUSANNAH; HER SISTER MAGDALENA; THEIR FATHER AND MOTHER. THERE, AMID INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CALLED THE MUNDO, THEY BEGIN AN ENCOUNTER THAT WILL CHANGE THEM MORE THAN THEY EVER COULD HAVE DREAMED. THIS IS A DEEPLY SENSUAL NOVEL THAT EXPLORES THE RICHNESS OF FEMALE SEXUALITY AS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, AFFIRMING THE BELIEF THAT IT IS THE TRIUMPHANT HEART, NOT THE CONQUERED HEART, THAT FORGIVES. AND THAT LOVE IS BOTH TIMELESS AND BEYOND .
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"A jubilant novel . . . [An] evocative family tale of love, passion, and forgiveness."
--San Francisco Chronicle
--Detroit Free Press "HUGELY ORIGINAL, BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER'S SMILE HAS MORE THAN A HINT OF INCANTATORY MAGIC ABOUT IT. . . . Light explores what happens--to an entire family--when a daughter cannot forgive her father for a single, hypocritical, soul-crushing act. It explores the dangerous bonds of fidelity between sisters, lovers, memories. . . . Walker's language is sensual and at the same time delightfully precise. . . . Political, immodest, astonishing by turns, [this novel] once again demonstrates Walker's gigantic talent."
--The Baltimore Sun "PROVOCATIVE . . . A BEGUILING STORY OF DIFFICULT FATHER-DAUGHTER BONDS AND STAR-CROSSED LOVERS."
--People BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER'S SMILE "FULFILLS A READER'S NEED FOR WISDOM. . . . WRITTEN IN AT LEAST TWO DIMENSIONS AND ACROSS DECADES."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review "ALICE WALKER IS A LAVISHLY GIFTED WRITER."
--The New York Times Book Review
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- PublisherW&N
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0753819511
- ISBN 13 9780753819517
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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