The Good Negress - Hardcover

Verdelle, A. J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156512085X ISBN 13: 9781565120853

Publisher: Algonquin Books, 1995

Synopsis

Harold D. Vursell Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters. The year is 1963 and young Denise Palms has rejoined her family in Detroit where she must work to make a place for herself and prepare for the arrival of her mother's new baby. The baby will mean the end of Denise's afterschool lessons with a stern teacher who insists that Denise learn to speak "proper" English to make herself heard. Verdelle's intuition and ear allow her to dramatize precise moments of Denise's self-recognition and, in the process, offer an inside look at a maturing intelligence. THE GOOD NEGRESS marks the arrival of an original voice in contemporary fiction. "Truly extraordinary."--Toni Morrison. A QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB selection.

About this title

About the Author:

A.J. Verdelle was born and raised in Washington, D.C., graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in political science, and went on for two postgraduate degrees in statistics and writing. She is founder and owner of Applied Statistics and Research, a consulting company in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 156512085X
• ISBN 13: 9781565120853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312