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african american
Author_Albert French
bands of mourning
billy
books by toni morrison
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family
grief journal
heartbreak
historical
historical fiction
holly
literary fiction
mississippi
race
the bluest eye
the bluest eye toni morrison
the panay incident
toni morrison
top 10 fiction
top ten fiction
tulsa race massacre
william faulkner
Product details
- ISBN 9780099273271
- Weight: 190g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 07 Feb 2008
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In the small Mississippi town of Banes in 1938, time passes slowly and the town's inhabitants follow the same daily rhythm as they have done for years. The streets are hot and dusty and the old people watch the world go by from their porches. But Banes is a town torn apart by tragedy, divided by racial prejudice and haunted by the tale of Billy-Lee Turner, a ten-year-old boy executed for the murder of a white girl.
Spanning four years, this sequel to Albert French's outstanding novel Billy focuses on his mother, Cinder, a woman whose beauty has always set her apart. It is a powerful story of heartbreak, community, history, and the ties that bind.
Albert French served four years in the Marines as an infantryman. After the service, he taught himself photography and worked as a medical photographer and staff journalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 1981 he created Pittsburgh Preview Magazine, which he published until 1988. He has written several novels, including Holly, I Can't Wait on God and a memoir, Patches of Fire.
