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The Chinaberry Tree

Jessie Redmon Fauset

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Chinaberry Tree , Fauset's third novel, is a tale of the lives and loves of two generations of African-American women. Its seemingly quiet small-town setting is the backdrop for such bold and explosive issues as adultery, incest, miscegenation, lust, envy, and deception. The story focuses on two women: Laurentine Strange, the beautiful daughter of a common-law interracial union, tormented by the idea that life has passed her by because of her "bad blood"; and her cousin Melissa Paul, a self-confident teenager to whom even darker secrets are revealed.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Twayne Publishers

Release: September 01, 1995

ISBN: 0783813945

ISBN 13: 9780783813943

The Chinaberry Tree

Jessie Redmon Fauset

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Chinaberry Tree , Fauset's third novel, is a tale of the lives and loves of two generations of African-American women. Its seemingly quiet small-town setting is the backdrop for such bold and explosive issues as adultery, incest, miscegenation, lust, envy, and deception. The story focuses on two women: Laurentine Strange, the beautiful daughter of a common-law interracial union, tormented by the idea that life has passed her by because of her "bad blood"; and her cousin Melissa Paul, a self-confident teenager to whom even darker secrets are revealed.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Twayne Publishers

Release: September 01, 1995

ISBN: 0783813945

ISBN 13: 9780783813943

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