Praise Song for the Widow: (of the Diaspora - North America) by Paule Marshall, Erica Vital-Lazare

Praise Song for the Widow: (of the Diaspora - North America)

Paule Marshall, Erica Vital-Lazare

264 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Avey Johnson--a black, middle-aged, middle-class widow given to hats, gloves, and pearls--has long since put behind her the Harlem of her childhood. Then on a cruise to the Caribbean with two friends, inspired by a troubling dream, she senses her ...

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Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 75%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
informative 37%
dark 25%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
funny 12%
mysterious 12%
sad 12%
tense 12%

Pace

fast 44%
medium 33%
slow 22%

Average rating

3.81

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