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An Open Weave

Deborah Major

ISBN: 9781878067661
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Seal Press

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Melodic and vibrant, this debut novel braids together three generations of an extended African-American family in which everyone is fiercely and uncompromisingly bound by love and loyalty. The story explores in particular the lives of the women in the family: Ernestine, the blind grandmother who weaves astonishing cloths…

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Vibrant and lyrically written, this novel weaves in and out of three generations of an extended African-American family, following the stories of three strong and beautiful characters: Ernestine, the blind matriarchal grandmother, Iree, her epileptic and visionary daughter, and Iree's fast-talking and strong-willed daughter, Amanda.
 
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