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Product Identifiers
PublisherSOHO Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101569473781
ISBN-139781569473788
eBay Product ID (ePID)30784712
Product Key Features
Book TitleDarkest Child
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Small Town & Rural, African American / General, African American / Historical, Coming of Age, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorDelores Phillips
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-050561
ReviewsPraise for The Darkest Child "Filled with grand plot events and clearly identifiable villains and victims . . . lush with detail and captivating with its story of racial tension and family violence." -- The Washington Post Book World " The Darkest Child is an exceptional debut from a most talented writer. Epic in scope, intimate in tone, it is sure to find a special place in the deepest crevices of your heart." --Edwidge Danticat "[An] exceptional debut novel . . . [Has] a depth and dimension not often characteristic of a first novel." -- Library Journal , Starred Review "Bold memorable characters and enough drama to keep you up all night wondering what can possibly happen next." -- The Black Book Review "Evil's regenerative powers and one girl's fierce resistance . . . A book that deserves a wide audience." -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Horrific and gripping." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Heart-rending." -- Dallas Morning News "Extraordinary . . . Delores Phillips delivers a narrative with the kind of brutal force that renders the reader breathless . . . A commanding piece of work that will undoubtedly assume a place within a well-established literary tradition, and will place Phillips among a selective group of writers whose abilities as literary artists inspire and encourage conversation and creativity." -- Noir! African American Book Review "Phillips writes with a no-nonsense elegance . . . As a vision of African-American life, The Darkest Child is one of the harshest novels to arrive in many years . . . [Phillips] buttresses those harsh episodes with a depth of characterization worthy of Chekhov, pitch-perfect dialogue, and a profound knowledge of the segregated South in the '50s." -- The New Leader From the Hardcover edition., Praise for The Darkest Child Winner of the Black Caucus of the ALA Award Nominee for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award "Filled with grand plot events and clearly identifiable villains and victims . . . lush with detail and captivating with its story of racial tension and family violence." -- The Washington Post Book World " The Darkest Child is an exceptional debut from a most talented writer. Epic in scope, intimate in tone, it is sure to find a special place in the deepest crevices of your heart." --Edwidge Danticat "[An] exceptional debut novel . . . [Has] a depth and dimension not often characteristic of a first novel." -- Library Journal , Starred Review "Bold memorable characters and enough drama to keep you up all night wondering what can possibly happen next." -- The Black Book Review "Evil's regenerative powers and one girl's fierce resistance . . . A book that deserves a wide audience." -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Horrific and gripping." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Heart-rending." -- Dallas Morning News "Extraordinary . . . Delores Phillips delivers a narrative with the kind of brutal force that renders the reader breathless . . . A commanding piece of work that will undoubtedly assume a place within a well-established literary tradition, and will place Phillips among a selective group of writers whose abilities as literary artists inspire and encourage conversation and creativity." -- Noir! African American Book Review "Phillips writes with a no-nonsense elegance . . . As a vision of African-American life, The Darkest Child is one of the harshest novels to arrive in many years . . . [Phillips] buttresses those harsh episodes with a depth of characterization worthy of Chekhov, pitch-perfect dialogue, and a profound knowledge of the segregated South in the '50s." -- The New Leader
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisRozelle Quinn is so fair-skinned that she can pass,for white. Her ten children are mostly light too.,They constitute the only world she rules and,controls. Her power over them is all she has in an,otherwise cruel and uncaring world. Rozelle,favours her light-skinned kids, but Tangy Mae, her,darkest skinned child, is the brightest and,desperately wants to continue her education. Her,mother, however, wants her daughter to work,cleaning houses for whites and accompany her to,the ""farmhouse"" where Rozelle beds men for extra,money. Tangy Mae, she's decided, is come of age., Rozelle Quinn is so fair-skinned that she can pass for white. Her ten children are mostly light too. They constitute the only world she rules and controls. Her power over them is all she has in an otherwise cruel and uncaring world. Rozelle favours her light-skinned kids, but Tangy Mae, her darkest skinned child, is the brightest and desperately wants to continue her education. Her mother, however, wants her daughter to work cleaning houses for whites and accompany her to the farmhouse' where Rozelle beds men for extra money. Tangy Mae, she's decided, is come of age.', Pakersfield, Georgia, 1958: Thirteen-year-old Tangy Mae Quinn is the sixth of ten fatherless siblings. She is the darkest-skinned among them and therefore the ugliest in her mother, Rozelle's, estimation, but she's also the brightest. Rozelle--beautiful, charismatic, and light-skinned--exercises a violent hold over her children. Fearing abandonment, she pulls them from school at the age of twelve and sends them to earn their keep for the household, whether in domestic service, in the fields, or at "the farmhouse" on the edge of town, where Rozelle beds local men for money. But Tangy Mae has been selected to be part of the first integrated class at a nearby white high school. She has a chance to change her life, but can she break from Rozelle's grasp without ruinous--even fatal--consequences?
LC Classification NumberPS3616.H455D37 2005
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- 09. Aug. 2018
Relatable to anyone growing up black in America
Child abuse, racism, neglect, and insanity are some of the story lines in this book. You will be sucked into the story set in an era when children are the focus of anyone's attention. Just not sure that the author knew what to do with such strong themes. I was left wanting a stronger ending.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Jan. 2019
Shame on poor ratings from readers!!! SHAME!
For the ones who gave this piece of wonderfully written work a low rating is living in a fantasy land!!! As heartbreaking as the detail can be, just know it’s happens! DAILY! I work in mental health with adolescent children and I know that real children experience many, MANY things contained within the text! Just because their reality seems so harsh to you doesn’t mean you should cast an eye opener like this to the side! The colorism black families experience is REAL! A lot of mother DO think their lighter offspring is the BETTER offspring!!! You can be hated simply because you enjoy education while others would rather find a job just to say they have a job! Racism. I’m not even going to go there. This book...this book is simply amazing! Unfortunately, the writer passed while writing the sequel and this is Delores Phillips’ only piece of work.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Mär. 2022
Insight on the black condition
Phillips is a very artful and engaging writer. As I read about this young black girl and her life and condition, I can visualize the scenarios, I feel the desperation and I am shocked and sickened by the inhuman treatment of the characters. It is a difficult read due to the content, but it is a read we all must read to have more insight and understanding of what life for a young black girl was like and realize poverty and ignorance have such an influence on the human condition.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Aug. 2018
Exceptional writer
Gripping storyBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Mai. 2020
Couldn't put it down
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