Keeper of the House A Novel |
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| Author:
| Godwin, Rebecca T. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-13529-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Press
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| Imprint: | Saint Martin's Griffin |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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An unforgettable novel narrated by Minyon,Manigault, a young black woman from a coastal,South Carolina community who experiences,mysterious family circumstances that will change,her life forever. at age fourteen she is given up,by her grandmother in to the employment of a white,madam who runs an elegant brothel. There she,gains a double perspective on life; one gained,from growing up in a household with other black,people, the other from the white clients who visit,the brothel.
An unforgettable novel narrated by Minyon,Manigault, a young black woman from a coastal,South Carolina community who experiences,mysterious family circumstances that will change,her life forever. at age fourteen she is given up,by her grandmother in to the employment of a white,madam who runs an elegant brothel. There she,gains a double perspective on life; one gained,from growing up in a household with other black,people, the other from the white clients who visit,the brothel.