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All Aunt Hagar's Children

By: Edward P. Jones
Narrated by: Peter Francis James
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In fourteen sublime stories, the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World shows that his grasp of the human condition is firmer than ever.

Returning to the city that inspired his first prizewinning book, Lost in the City, Jones has filled this new collection with people who call Washington, D.C., home. Yet it is not the city's power brokers that most concern him but rather its ordinary citizens. All Aunt Hagar's Children turns an unflinching eye to the men, women, and children caught between the old ways of the South and the temptations that await them in the city, people who in Jones's masterful hands, emerge as fully human and morally complex, whether they are country folk used to getting up with the chickens or people with centuries of education behind them. With the legacy of slavery just a stone's throw behind them and the future uncertain, Jones's cornucopia of characters will haunt readers for years to come.

 Anthologies & Short Stories Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Fiction African American Fiction Short Stories
Unforgettable Characters • Fascinating Stories • Mystical Quality • Engaging Imagination • Historical Perspective

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I liked this book. Some characters were more compelling than others. Aunt Hagars Children was more tightly woven.

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These are fascinating stories from a historical point of view but most wonderful is the way Jones captures every day living and loving. His stories have a mystical quality which is so rewarding for the reader.

Gorgeously written

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This book is not to be missed. Not only are Jones's characters unforgettable (even those with a dark side), the narrator is just fantastic. Read it today!

Characters you love to hate

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Short stories have the tendency for the readers wanting more. I just wanted more short stories. Everything from the different time periods to the different situations I just could not put the book down. You will want to listen to it twice.

I enjoyed every word on every page

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These short stories told of how people lived during the 30ies, through the fifties. some interesting some not.

Group of short stories

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