A Million Nightingales (Paperback)
Susan StraightFrom National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom.
Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, "A Million Nightingales" portrays Moinette's experience-and the treacherous world she must navigate-with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.
Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, "A Million Nightingales" portrays Moinette's experience-and the treacherous world she must navigate-with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.
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From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom.
Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, "A Million Nightingales" portrays Moinette's experience-and the treacherous world she must navigate-with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.
Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, "A Million Nightingales" portrays Moinette's experience-and the treacherous world she must navigate-with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.
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Imprint | Anchor Books |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | May 2007 |
Authors | Susan Straight |
Dimensions | 206 x 130 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 368 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4000-9559-9 |
Barcode | 9781400095599 |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-4000-9559-X |
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