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Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl | Melinda Haynes
Fans of Cold Sassy Tree, Kaye Gibbons, and Fried Green Tomatoes will delight in this lyrical first novel set in a small Mississippi town in the late 1950s. Populated by wonderfully rich and original characters, and weaving themes of identity and the true meaning of family, the story revolves around twenty-eight-year old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, a fifteen-year old white girl who is the daughter of the town whore and an unknown father. Each is seeking family, love, and commitment. Their paths cross through Joody Two Sun, a seer, who becomes Even Grade's lover. Enhanced by Melinda Haynes' exquisite prose, which captures the irony and beauty of life in the deep South, Mother of Pearl heralds the arrival of a powerful new voice in American fiction.
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Today‘s book swap finds after working from home and also getting drapes put in the bedroom in my new apartment. I love working from home. Lockdown is over but I am not ready to go back to school on the 25th #gettingshitdone!

Crazeedi I've not read that Donoghue, curious if its good 3y
Chrissyreadit What are you in school for? 3y
LapReader I will let you know @Crazeedi Happy to post it to you when done. 3y
LapReader I‘m a teacher @Chrissyreadit 3y
Crazeedi @LapReader that's too kind! I've enjoyed her other books, very good, hope all goes well with school, I owe you a long letter!! 3y
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Mother of Pearl | Melinda Haynes

“That‘s as dignified a move as I‘m ever likely to see a man on a trike pulling a lawnmower make.”

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sadierutten
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About 100 pages into Mother of Pearl and I absolutely love it. I highly recommend this book- the story is gripping and the writing is so beautiful.

LitsyWelcomeWagon Welcome to Litsy! Here are links to #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: goo.gl/UrCpoU. There‘s lots of fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more! #litsywelcomewagon 5y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🥳 5y
Nute Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 5y
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This was a tough category for me, so I had to make a decision based solely on one I‘d read this year.

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My April reads. By far the best of the month was Mother of Pearl, but the Husbands and Isaac Severy were pretty good, too.

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Added these two to the stacks post-Labor Day bookstore sale.