Miss Ophelia - Couverture rigide

Smith, Mary Burnett

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0688152341 ISBN 13 : 9780688152345

Editeur : William Morrow, 1997

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Part coming-of-age story and part slice of life, this is a literary novel about African-Americans in the rural South.

Set in rural Virginia during 1948, Miss Ophelia is a remarkable debut novel that explores the issues of abortion, illegitimacy, adultery, and skin color. Belly Anderson now in the autumn of her life, reminisces about the last summer of her childhood. A strong-willed and free-spirited eleven-year-old, she reluctantly leaves her home in rural Pharaoh and goes to Jamison to help her mean Aunt Rachel recover from surgery. Belly has two reasons for deciding to go to Jamison: She's left alone when her only friend becomes pregnant and is sent away, and she hopes that she'll be allowed to take piano lessons from her mother's childhood friend. While taking lessons from Miss Ophelia, she learns a terrible secret about her beloved teacher--a secret that forces Belly to grow up and learn what it really means to be an adult.

Revue de presse :

“Through the poignant reminiscences of her 11-year-old protagonist, a shy bookworm in 1940s rural Viginia, retired schoolteacher Smith shows that ‘abortion, adultery, deceit, religious hypocrisy, and interracial discrimination’ can be balanced with ‘filial and romantic love, loyalty, and forgiveness.’” (Library Journal)

“A gently affecting tale.... Smith has richly realized the ritual courtesies and dynamic village unity of an isolated community, and her people are as warmly familiar as good neighbors. An attractive...novel, then, told with a smooth pro confidence, and with the style and ambiance of post WWII popular fiction.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“The story is a simple one, low on drama but with the appeal of a tale spun out at twilight on a front porch.” (New York Times Book Review)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0688152341
• ISBN 13: 9780688152345
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288