Silver Sparrow
By Tayari Jones
(Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Hardcover, 9781565129900, 340pp.)
Publication Date: May 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Google eBook, Hardcover, Compact Disc, Paperback
Categories: General
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the June 2011 Indie Next List“The unconventional, morally troubling relationships at the core of Jones' Silver Sparrow illustrate the universality of the human quest for acknowledgment, legitimacy, love, and loyalty. As Chaurisse and her secret half-sister, Dana, move toward adulthood, they must shed idealistic notions of romantic and familial love to face difficult truths. A complex family drama, a richly crafted coming-of-age story, and a meditation on the nature of love and forgiveness, this is a gripping story with characters you will not soon forget.”
-- Libby Cowles, Maria's Bookshop, Durango, CO
Description
Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle, set in a middle-class neighborhood in Atlanta in the 1980s.
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