Blackberries, blackberries
By: Crystal Wilkinson.
Publisher: Toby Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: African American families -- Fiction.; African American women -- Fiction.; Women -- Kentucky -- Fiction.; Rural families -- Fiction.; Country life -- Fiction.; Kentucky -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: As the title implies, this beautifully written collection bursts with stories reminiscent of blackberries - small, succulent morsels that are inviting and sweet, yet sometimes bitter. The stories in this award-winning collection are terse and transient, like snippets taken from random dreams, thoughts, or conversations.
Table of contents: title: Music for Meriah; title: The awakening; title: Hushed; title: Girl talk; title: Chocolate divine; title: Humming back yesterday; title: Peace of mind; title: Mr; title: Mine; title: Women's secrets; title: Tipping the scales; title: Mules; title: Ritual; title: The wonderer; title: Deviled eggs; title: Waiting on the reaper; title: Need; title: No ugly ways.