2017, ISBN: 9780375414398

Hardcover

A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time Nation… More...

A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Awarod winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a "tour de force" (O, The Oprah Magazine) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic.In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Awardwinning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing journeys through Mississippi's past and present, examining the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the powerand limitationsof family bonds.Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. He doesn't lack in fathers to study, chief among them his Black grandfather, Pop. But there are other men who complicate his understanding: his absent White father, Michael, who is being released from prison; his absent White grandfather, Big Joseph, who won't acknowledge his existence; and the memories of his dead uncle, Given, who died as a teenager.His mother, Leonie, is an inconsistent presence in his and his toddler sister's lives. She is an imperfect mother in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is Black and her children's father is White. She wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. Simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high, Leonie is embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances.When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another thirteen-year-old boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love.Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic new work and an unforgettable family story.Amazon.com ReviewA slamming, heartbreaker of a novel that is rendered with such stinging beauty and restrained emotion that despite the anguish taking place on the page, you won't want it to end. For her third novel, National Book Award winning Jesmyn Ward, tells the story of Jojo, a young black Mississippi boy raised by his grandparents, who is forced to become a man far before he should because his mother is a drug addict, his father is in jail, and his baby sister needs a guardian. When Jojo's dad is released from prison, Leonie packs Jojo and Kayla in the car, picks up her meth addled friend and drives north. What transpires is a nightmarish journey that weaves in and out of the present Leonie's meth induced highs, when she dreams of her dead brother who was killed by white hands decades ago, and the past -- when a man named Ritchie served time alongside Jojo's grandfather. Sing, Unburied, Sing shimmers with mythic southern memories to tell a story of the drugged and the damned and the fluttering promise of youth., Scribner; First Edition/First Printing (September 5, 2017), 0, An unforgettable novel about a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century, told "with humor and optimismthrough the eyes of an irresistible heroine" (People)from the acclaimed author of The Red Tent.Anita Diamant's "vivid, affectionate portrait of American womanhood" ( Los Angeles Times), follows the life of one woman, Addie Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant Jewish family, born in 1900 to parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End of Boston, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imaginea world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true love. From the one-room tenement apartment she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library group for girls she joins at a neighborhood settlement house, to her first, disastrous love affair, to finding the love of her life, eighty-five-year-old Addie recounts her adventures with humor and compassion for the naïve girl she once was.Written with the same attention to historical detail and emotional resonance that made Diamant's previous novels bestsellers, The Boston Girl is a moving portrait of one woman's complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding their places in a changing world. "Diamant brings to life a piece of feminism's forgotten history" ( Good Housekeeping) in this "inspirationalpage-turning portrait of immigrant life in the early twentieth century" ( Booklist)., Scribner; Reprint edition (August 4, 2015), 0, Ron Carlson has always been a critics' favorite, but Return to Oakpine shows the acclaimed writer at his finest. In this tender and nostalgic portrait of western American life, Carlson tells the story of four middle-aged friends who once played in a band while growing up together in small-town Wyoming. One of them, Jimmy Brand, left for New York City and became an admired novelist. Thirty years later in 1999, he's returned to die. Craig Ralston and Frank Gunderson never left Oakpine; Mason Kirby, a Denver lawyer, is back on family business. Jimmy's arrival sends the other men's dreams and expectations, realized and deferred, whirling to the surface. And now that they are reunited, getting the band back together might be the most essential thing they ever do., Penguin Books, 2014-10, 3, HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., HarperCollins Publishers, 2.5, Xlibris Corporation LLC. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., Xlibris Corporation LLC, 2.5, New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1991. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Square, and tight with light reading wear. Minor touches of ink., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991, 3, Doubleday. Very Good/Good. 1970. First Edition. Hard Cloth Cover. Lge 8vo Dust jacket small tears and chips to edges, unclipped. Cloth with gilt titling. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. Colour frontis. 94 pages clean and tight. Economy, base of the "Harmonie Society"- and in the beautiful scene of an Amish boy farming in Lancaster. Here, too, is the Pennsylvania of today: Pittsburgh's Gateway Center; the Harrisburg skyline; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Atomic power station at Peach Bottom; and Falling-water, the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Fayette County. Dr. Stevens presents a panoramic view of a great state. Pennsylvania, the birthplace of American democracy, embodies the fulfillment of the American dream in its rolling farmlands, its wealth of natural resources-and it is all here in this many-sided portrait. ., Doubleday, 1970, 2.75, London: Collins Harvill. Very Good/Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0002724367 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Green cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 512 pages clean and tight. "I had a dream about all of us, about the Section going round in a car. We were in plainclothes and we were indiscriminately murdering everybody in the day time that was causing trouble in the night time. I've never enjoyed a dream so much in my life." Talking Blues is an emotional mosaic, a collective portrait of the police in the late 1980s. Serving officers of every rank from all over Britain and from Northern Ireland speak with painful but impressive frankness about the demands of their work, about the loneliness and questionable leadership that often comes with it, and about the dangers of policing an increasingly violent society. The 1980s have changed policing out of all recognition. The shock waves of the inner-city riots and the miners' strike are still being felt - much as the Vietnam war affected American soldiers for years afterwards. Intimately and sometimes disturbingly portrayed in their own words, the men and women interviewed here are by turns fearful and brave, angry and amused, idealistic and cynical, and often very moving. It makes you glad that someone is doing their job, and very glad that it isn't you. "I think it is an extremely important book, probably the best on the British police for the last twenty years" Brian Hilliard, Editor of Police Review ., Collins Harvill, 1989, 3, St. Martin's Griffin. Used - Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc..., St. Martin's Griffin, 2.5, London: Collins Harvill. Very Good/Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0002724367 512 pages clean and tight. Price clipped. No inscription. "I had a dream about all of us, about the Section going round in a car. We were in plainclothes and we were indiscriminately murdering everybody in the day time that was causing trouble in the night time. I've never enjoyed a dream so much in my life." Talking Blues is an emotional mosaic, a collective portrait of the police in the late 1980s. Serving officers of every rank from all over Britain and from Northern Ireland speak with painful but impressive frankness about the demands of their work, about the loneliness and questionable leadership that often comes with it, and about the dangers of policing an increasingly violent society. The 1980s have changed policing out of all recognition. The shock waves of the inner-city riots and the miners' strike are still being felt - much as the Vietnam war affected American soldiers for years afterwards. Intimately and sometimes disturbingly portrayed in their own words, the men and women interviewed here are by turns fearful and brave, angry and amused, idealistic and cynical, and often very moving. It makes you glad that someone is doing their job, and very glad that it isn't you. "I think it is an extremely important book, probably the best on the British police for the last twenty years" Brian Hilliard, Editor of Police Review ., Collins Harvill, 1989, 3, HarperCollins. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket., HarperCollins, 2.5, St. Martin's Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., St. Martin's Press, 3, St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., St. Martin's Press, 2.5, St. Martin's Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., St. Martin's Press, 3, St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., St. Martin's Press, 2.5, St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., St. Martin's Press, 2.5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1991. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991, 2.5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1991. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991, 2.5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1991. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991, 2.5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1991-06-15. Paperback. Acceptable. No apparent missing pages. Light wrinkling from liquid damage. Moderate wear, wrinkling, Curling or creasing on cover and spine. May have used stickers or residue. Dust cover may be missing. Good binding with NO apparent loose or torn pages. No apparent writing or highlighting. Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with used books., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991-06-15, 2.5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1991. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991, 2.5, St. Martin's Griffin, 1991. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., St. Martin's Griffin, 1991, 2.5, New Yrok. Pantheon Books/Random House. (c2003). HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/VG dj. (Former LIBRARY COPY, minimal book markings, appears unread. Jacket complete/clean, front & spine labels, no tears). Octavo. (8vo.) Profusely illustrated in black & white: 65 insets of portraits, facsimiles, & modern photographs. xiv. + 338pp. Source Notes, Bibliography, Index. First American Edition so stated. 1st Printing per print number line. EX-LIBRARY copy, minimal book markings, appears never read/uncirculated., Pantheon Books/Random House., 3.5<