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Cowards And Angels - Brossura

Muhammad, Aileen

 
9781466955318: Cowards And Angels
Brossura
ISBN 10: 1466955317 ISBN 13: 9781466955318
Casa editrice: Trafford, 2012

Sinossi

In the early 1930s, young Ace Smart is eight years old when his father, a physician, is found hung in his office, and his mother, a writer in the Harlem Renaissnce, dies soon after. He grows up bitterly, marries, and raises two daughters. This is the story of the spiritual journey of one of his daughters. Evidence of the past and feelings of the famiy emerge as Mia is hospitlized in a mental hospital. Ace's secret affair with Vanav weaves suspense when Ace discovers that Vanav was his wife's best friend in childhood. Vanav has only known freedom and has kept the knowledge and science of her people from the island of Sokotra in the Indian Ocean. She is close to Mia and shared her knowledge with Mia's mother. Ace later finds that his father and grandparents were affiliated with people from that island who settled in Steelton, Pennsylvania, and worked with the underground railroad. Quakers, Muslims, and Jews were involved in the movement. Family ideas about the African American experience are an issue as is the remedy for Mia. The family has ties with the struggle for honor and with an ancient healing that comes from knowledge of the blood or red resin from the dragon tree of Sokotra. Unexpected events occur when Ace finally gets rid of his hostility and Mia fights for her mental and emotional freedom. This story is woven with poetry, in an out of time as its powerful messages leave an important imprint on the heart.

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L'autore

Aileen Carson attended Salem College and received a bachelor of arts in creative writing in 2009 where she received the president's prize in creative writing and is currently an MEd candidate at Northcenntral University. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals and magazines, and her short stories have received honorable mention in several North Carolina State writing contests.

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Editore
Trafford
Data di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1466955317
ISBN 13 
9781466955318
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
156
Contatto del produttore
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