Daughters

Author(s): Paule Marshall

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Ursa Mackenzle is a black woman caught between two cultures - the USA and the Caribbean. Rejecting the lure of success, Ursa turns her back on a well-paid corporate research job and a stable, if loveless, relationship with a black academic. Instead, she seeks power and solace in her friendship with Viney.

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"'Again, Paule Marshall has proven that she is one of the most important novelists in America' Maya Angelou; 'Finely drawn, believable characters and original writing' The Face; 'The novel is well written, its characters compellingly portrayed' Financial Times; 'A brave and poignant novel about inner identity struggle and the pressure to make compromises that ultimately won't do' She"

Paule Marshall is the author of The Chosen People and Pralsesong for the Widow, among many other novels. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she has taught in Yale, Colombia, Cornell and Oxford Universities.

General Fields

  • : 9781852427788
  • : serp
  • : serp
  • : October 2004
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Paule Marshall
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : 416