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Mother of Pearl

By: Melinda Haynes
Narrated by: Nana Visitor
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Twenty-eight-year-old Even Grade is a Black man who was orphaned as a child. 15-year-old Valuable Korner is a White girl who might as well have been orphaned. Petal, Mississippi, circa 1956, seems an unlikely spot for these two to connect, but a friendship forged across race lines is just one of many miracles waiting to happen in this small Southern town.

Their paths cross through Joody Two Sun, a seer with amazing powers. Forming something that resembles a family, they discover priceless things they never had: unconditional love, human connection, and enduring commitment.

©1999 Melinda Haynes (P)1999 Phoenix Books, Inc African American Historical Fiction Southern United States World Literature Coming of Age Heartfelt Fiction Genre Fiction
Wonderful Story • Thoughtful Storytelling • Memorable Characters • Descriptive Writing • Surprising Metaphors

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Thoughtful story of the Deep South of the 1950’s. Contrary to some other listeners, I enjoyed the “storytelling” style of the narrator. There were some abrupt transitions from one chapter to the next that cut off a word or two ( bad editing).

Worth enduring a slow start!

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I read this book at least once a year and every time there is something new about it that jumps out. Listening to it was wonderful. I enjoyed it immensely. The only thing negative was that sometimes at the end of the chapter they would cut off the end last couple of words of a sentence before moving on to the next chapter.

Favorite book of all time.

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Read this book when it first came out and it really touched me. Listened to it this time and it helped me understand it much better! Excellent book!

The racism of that time.

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I have read this book so many times, but listening to it so artfully performed made it come to life in a whole new way for me. My one and only complaint about this audiobook is that it is choppy between chapters and it seems as if sections might even have been skipped.

One of my all-time favorites 💜

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So we’ll written and read! I enjoyed it a lot…almost makes you feel like you are there!

Very poignant !

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