num_pages: 224
description: From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a spellbinding symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three generations of Black women in a fading beach town.“A marvelous work, which enlarges our conception not only of love but of racial politics.” — Los Angeles Times Book ReviewIn life, Bill Cosey enjoyed the affections of many women, who would do almost anything to gain his favor. In death his hold on them may be even stronger. Wife, daughter, granddaughter, employee, As Morrison’s protagonists stake their furious claim on Cosey’s memory and estate, using everything from intrigue to outright violence, she creates a work that is shrewd, funny, erotic, and heartwrenching.
language: English
title: Love
titlecomplete: Love
genres: American, Literary Fiction, Novels, African American Literature, Adult Fiction, Literature, African American, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 11752
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Ohioana Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Vintage