The acclaimed historical novel, now available in a stunning new package
"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."
-Toni Morrison
"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."
-Toni Morrison
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- Harper Perennial
- Carton Qty: 72
- Selling Territory: W
- 25,000
- PUBLISHING HISTORY
- Previous Edition: Harper Perennial (pb) (978006166434)
- Subsidiary Rights: First serial: n/a UK, Translation: Harper Perennial Audio, Dramatic: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
- On Sale: 12/7/2010
- FICTION
- pb 9780062011251 $13.99 ($17.99)
- 256 pages; 5 5/16 x 8
- Dessa Rose has been praised by literary giants Toni Morrison and Alice Walker, as well as the New York Times, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, among many others.
- Dessa Rose the musical has been praised by Variety as “an absorbing story of two strong women in the pre-civil war south. Played with grit and conviction…beautiful songs, strongly etched characters and soaring emotions—in the story of these proud independent women.”
- Dessa Rose will contain a P.S. section featuring insights, interviews, and more, including suggestions for further reading and an extended author bio. This edition replaces ISBN 9780688166434.
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"Having this treasure of a book available again for new and more readers is not only necessary, it is imperative."
- Toni Morrison
"A deep, rich, compelling work. . . . I am astonished, moved, and delighted with the language, the thought, the obvious collaboration of the ancestors and the love I read on these pages."
- Alice Walker
"A powerful story. . . . Emotionally affecting and totally unforgettable."
- New York Times
"Extraordinary. . . . These two women achieve one of the most intricate and ambivalent relationships in contemporary fiction."
- Los Angeles Times
"Absorbing.Deeply true and brilliantly imagined."
- Newsday