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The Blue Orchard by Taylor, Jackson
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 1416592946
- Book Title
- Blue Orchard : a Novel
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- African American / General, Biographical, Historical
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Product Information
On the eve of the Great Depression, Verna Krone, the child of Irish immigrants, must leave the eighth grade and begin working as a maid to help support her family. Her employer takes inappropriate liberties, and as Verna matures, it seems as if each man she meets is worse than the last. Through sheer force of will and a few chance encounters, she manages to teach herself to read and becomes a nurse. But Verna's new life falls to pieces when she is arrested for assisting a black doctor with "illegal surgeries." As the media firestorm rages, Verna reflects on her life while awaiting trial. Based on the life of the author's own grandmother and written after almost three hundred interviews with those involved in the real-life scandal, The Blue Orchard is as elegant and moving as it is exact and convincing. It is a dazzling portrayal of the changes America underwent in the first fifty years of the twentieth century. Readers will be swept into a time period that in many ways mirrors our own. Verna Krone's story is ultimately a story of the indomitable nature of the human spirit--and a reminder that determination and self-education can defy the deforming pressures that keep women and other disenfranchised groups down.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
1416592946
ISBN-13
9781416592945
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72072265
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blue Orchard : a Novel
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
African American / General, Biographical, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The Blue Orchard is a classic, a great American novel that will astonish and quicken dead and bored parts of our hearts. If Jackson Taylor never writes another word he has made his mark with The Blue Orchard." --SAPPHIRE, author of Push, " The Blue Orchard is a classic, a great American novel that will astonish and quicken dead and bored parts of our hearts. This is a solid, true achievement that will stand the test of time. If Jackson Taylor never writes another word he has made his mark with The Blue Orchard ." -- SAPPHIRE, author of Push, "This novel re-creates wonderfully a time, a place, and a circumstance in American life that drove women and men alike to break a law that could never -- and will never -- be obeyed. I found myself stirred repeatedly." -- VIVIAN GORNICK, author of The Solitude of Self: Thinking About Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Fierce Attachments, "This novel re-creates wonderfully a time, a place, and a circumstance in American life that drove women and men alike to break a law that could never -- and will never -- be obeyed. I found myself stirred repeatedly." -- VIVIAN GORNICK, author ofThe Solitude of Self: Thinking About Elizabeth Cady StantonandFierce Attachments, 'Taylor is a master storyteller and his novel is riveting, substantial,and unforgettable.' —WALLY LAMB, "Taylor is a master storyteller and his novel is riveting, substantial, and unforgettable." -WALLY LAMB, "This novel re-creates wonderfully a time, a place, and a circumstance in American life that drove women and men alike to break a law that could never-and will never-be obeyed. I found myself stirred repeatedly."-VIVIAN GORNICK, author of Fierce Attachments, "Taylor is a master storyteller and his novel is riveting, substantial, and unforgettable." --WALLY LAMB, "A work of overwhelming tenderness, unflinching veracity, delicacy, and restraint. I was engaged and moved from start to finish by Jackson Taylor's storytelling art." --PHILLIP LOPATE, author of Notes on Sontag, "The Blue Orchardis a revelation, an insightful look at a girl born into poverty and ignorance with a mind of her own and the courage to act on it. We all need to read and remember this story." -- HETTIE JONES, author ofHow I Became Hettie Jones, " The Blue Orchard is a revelation, an insightful look at a girl born into poverty and ignorance with a mind of her own and the courage to act on it. We all need to read and remember this story." -- HETTIE JONES, author of How I Became Hettie Jones, "The Blue Orchardheld me in its spell. Taylor is a master storyteller and his novel is riveting, substantial, and unforgettable." -- WALLY LAMB, author ofThe Hour I First Believed, "This novel re-creates wonderfully a time, a place, and a circumstance in American life that drove women and men alike to break a law that could never--and will never--be obeyed. I found myself stirred repeatedly."--VIVIAN GORNICK, author of Fierce Attachments, "A work of overwhelming tenderness, unflinching veracity, delicacy, and restraint. I was engaged and moved from start to finish by Jackson Taylor's storytelling art." -PHILLIP LOPATE, author of Notes on Sontag, " The Blue Orchard held me in its spell. Taylor is a master storyteller and his novel is riveting, substantial, and unforgettable." -- WALLY LAMB, author of The Hour I First Believed, 'This novel re-creates wonderfully a time, a place, and a circumstance in American lifethat drove women and men alike to break a law that could never—and will never—be obeyed.I found myself stirred repeatedly.'—VIVIAN GORNICK, author of Fierce Attachments, "If you want to understandRoe v. Wade, Civil Rights, Nixon, Vietnam, Free Love, Free Sex, Pop Art, Howl, feminism, and the death of white gloves and veiled hats -- then readThe Blue Orchard." -- ULTRA VIOLET, author ofFamous for Fifteen Minutes: My Life with Andy Warhol, "The Blue Orchard is a classic, a great American novel that will astonish and quicken dead and bored parts of our hearts. If Jackson Taylor never writes another word he has made his mark with The Blue Orchard." -SAPPHIRE, author of Push, "[Taylor] illuminates the thorny ways of class, race, and gender. This is an amazing book." -- MARIE PONSOT, National Book Critics Circle award winner and author ofSpringing and Easy, "[Taylor] illuminates the thorny ways of class, race, and gender. This is an amazing book." -- MARIE PONSOT, National Book Critics Circle award winner and author of Springing and Easy, "If you want to understand Roe v. Wade , Civil Rights, Nixon, Vietnam, Free Love, Free Sex, Pop Art, Howl, feminism, and the death of white gloves and veiled hats -- then read The Blue Orchard ." -- ULTRA VIOLET, author of Famous for Fifteen Minutes: My Life with Andy Warhol, 'A work of overwhelming tenderness, unflinching veracity, delicacy, andrestraint. I was engaged and moved from start to finish by Jackson Taylor's storytelling art.'—PHILLIP LOPATE, author of Notes on Sontag, 'The Blue Orchard is a classic, a great American novel that will astonish and quickendead and bored parts of our hearts. If Jackson Taylor never writes another word he hasmade his mark with The Blue Orchard.' —SAPPHIRE, author of Push, "The Blue Orchardis a classic, a great American novel that will astonish and quicken dead and bored parts of our hearts. This is a solid, true achievement that will stand the test of time. If Jackson Taylor never writes another word he has made his mark withThe Blue Orchard." -- SAPPHIRE, author ofPush
Lccn
2009-011381
LeafCats
377
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Lc Classification Number
Ps3620.A946b58 2010
Copyright Date
2010
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