A mercy
Morrison, Toni2009
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Set in America in the 1680s, 'A Mercy' reveals what lies under the surface of slavery. At its heart, this is the ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother and a daughter - a mother who cuts off her daughter, to save her, and a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment.
Main title:
A mercy / Toni Morrison.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2009.
Collation:
165 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf; London: Chatto & Windus, 2008.
ISBN:
9780099502548 (pbk)0099502542 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.5'4H813.54
Local class:
FICFFT PBKSF MOR 10
Language:
English
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BRN:
544879