Mother of Pearl

Capturing all the rueful irony and racial ambivalence of small-town Mississippi in the late 1950s, Melinda Haynes' celebrated novel is a wholly unforgettable exploration of family, identity, and redemption. Mother of Pearl revolves around twenty-eight-year-old Even Grade, a black man who grew up an orphan, and Valuable Korner, the fifteen-year-old white daughter of the town whore and an unknown father. Both are passionately determined to discover the precious things neither experienced as children: human connection, enduring commitment, and, above all, unconditional love. A startlingly accomplished mixture of beauty, mystery, and tragedy, Mother of Pearl marks the debut of an extraordinary literary talent.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 06/01/2000
ISBN: 9780671774677
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.24d

Review Citations: New York Times 07/09/2000 pg. 32
Beyond the Cover Author Interv 09/01/2000 pg. 8

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 32281 / Mother of Pearl
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 27