A Million Nightingales
by Straight, Susan
A haunting, beautifully written novel set in early-nineteenth-century Louisiana: the tale of a slave girl's journey--emotional and physical--from captivity to freedom.Susan Straight has been called "a writer of exceptional gifts and grace" (Joyce Carol Oates). In A Million Nightingales she brings those gifts to bear on the story of Moinette, daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew. While her mother cares for the plantation linens, Moinette tends to the master's daughter, which allows her to eavesdrop on lessons. She also learns that she is property, and at fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Heartbroken and terrified, and with a full understanding of what she will risk, Moinette begins almost immediately to prepare herself for the moment when she will escape.It is Moinette's own voice that we hear--bright, rhythmic, observant, and altogether captivating--as she describes her journey through a world of brutality, sexual violence, and loss. Quick to see the patterns of French, American, and African life play out around her, Moinette makes her way from sugarcane fields through mysterious bayous to the streets of Opelousas, where the true meaning of freedom emerges from the bonds of love.An uncommonly rich novel, brimming with event and character, A Million Nightingales is a powerful confirmation of the remarkable novelist we have in Susan Straight.From the Hardcover edition.
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New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7x1x9. First edition. A very nice copy. 2006 Hard Cover. 340 pp. A haunting, beautifully written novel set in early-nineteenth-century Louisiana: the tale of a slave girl's journeyâemotional and physicalâfrom captivity to freedom. Susan Straight has been called âa writer of exceptional gifts and graceâ (Joyce… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom. Daughter of an African mother and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2006. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pantheon, 2006. Very Good. Straight, Susan. A Million Nightingales. New York: Pantheon, 2006. 340pp. Glossary. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges. Item Price
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