Praise Jerusalem!

Author: Augusta Trobaugh

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  • : $9.99 NZD
  • : 9780801011474
  • : Baker Books
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  • : May 1997
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  • : Augusta Trobaugh
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  • : Hardback
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  • : English
  • : FIC
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  • : 288
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Barcode 9780801011474
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Second-Hand - Good Condition

Description

Fans of southern novels that explore the complex relationships between white families and their black hired help will find a compelling story about race relations in PRAISE JERUSALEM. Amelia, an aging Georgia matron forced by money woes to move in with two other women--outlandishly preachy Maybelline and take-no-nonsense Mamie, who is black--begins to confront her childhood memories of the black women who worked for her family.Their lives, both tragic and yet sublimely proud, haunt Amelia even now, as she searches for a way to make peace with the sorrows she innocently observed. PRAISE JERUSALEM is a rare mix of poignant drama but also wry humor. Both the elder Amelia and her childhood self are primly rebellious and irrepressible; Amelia's sharp eye for petty human foibles never fails her.