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Rating: 4.71999979019165 (25 reviews)

J. California Cooper

Jan 2011 · Sold by Anchor

4.7

25 reviews

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240

Pages

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About this ebook

In this wise, beguiling, and beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, award-winning playwright and author J. California Cooper paints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always and four generations of her African-American family.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

25 reviews

Eziyah Cudjo

March 1, 2017

Thoroughly enjoyable as usual. I just wish it was longer.

Barbara Marshall

July 4, 2018

Great story teller!

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Janette 5051

November 16, 2016

Couldn't put it down

About the author

J. California Cooper is the author of several novels, including Some People, Some Places, and six collections of stories. She was honored as Black Playwright of the Year, and her work received the American Book Award, the James Baldwin Writing Award, and the Literary Lion Award from the American Library Association. She died in 2014.

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