description: 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 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.
language: English
title: Mother Of Pearl
titlecomplete: Mother Of Pearl (Import)
genres: Drama, Historical, Southern, Adult, Novels, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 20183
places: Mississippi
publisher: FOURTH ESTATE