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  • Scarlet Sister Mary

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    In "Scarlet Sister Mary," Julia Peterkin weaves a rich tapestry of Southern life infused with lyrical realism, exploring themes of identity, spirituality, and the complexities of the human condition. Set in a rural African American community in South Carolina during the early 20th century, the novel centers on Mary, a woman who grapples with her desires, societal expectations, and the burden of ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Sister Mary

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    Winner of the 1929 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Scarlet Sister Mary is a haunting portrait of love, faith, and resilience in the post-Civil War South. Set among the Gullah people of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, the novel follows Mary, a proud and passionate young woman whose defiance of tradition sets her at odds with her community. When she chooses a path of independence—embracing love, motherhood ... Read more

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  • Black April

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    The cool spring dusk fell drowsy and soft over Sandy Island, all but blotting out a log cabin that nestled under great moss-hung oaks close to the river’s edge. The small drab weather-stained house would scarcely have shown except for the fire that burned inside, sending a bright glow through its wide-open door and showers of sparks up its short stick-and-clay chimney. A gaunt, elderly black man ... Read more

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  • The Classic Collection of Julia Peterkin. Pulitzer Prize Winner, 1929. Illustrated

    Scarlet Sister Mary, Black April, Green Thursday

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    The Classic Collection of Julia Peterkin brings together the major works of a groundbreaking American writer whose fiction gave voice to the culture and inner lives of the Gullah Geechee community of the American South. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1929 for Scarlet Sister Mary, Julia Peterkin was among the first white authors to write extensively and sympathetically about African American life ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Sister Mary

    by Julia Peterkin, Julia Peterkin ...
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNING NOVEL!In Scarlet Sister Mary, Julia Peterkin tells the powerful story of Mary, a defiant woman in a rural Gullah community who chooses to live on her own terms. After being abandoned by her husband, Mary embraces a life that challenges traditional values, navigating love, motherhood, and social expectations. Set against the backdrop of South Carolina's Lowcountry, this ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Sister Mary

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    The black people who live in the Quarters at Blue Brook Plantation believe they are far the best black people living on the whole “Neck,” as they call that long, narrow, rich strip of land lying between the sea on one side and the river with its swamps and deserted rice-fields on the other. They are no Guinea negroes with thick lips and wide noses and low ways; or Dinkas with squatty skulls and ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Sister Mary

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    Scarlet Sister Mary is set among the Gullah people of the Low Country in South Carolina. The date is never clearly established, but appears to be around the beginning of the twentieth century. The title character, Mary, was an orphan on an abandoned plantation who was raised by Auntie Maum Hannah and her crippled son Budda Ben. The description of Mary as "Scarlet Sister" reflects the basic ... Read more

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  • Black April

    by Julia Peterkin ...
    Series series CLASSICS TO GO
    In "Black April," Julia Peterkin crafts a vivid portrayal of life in the rural South, capturing the essence of the Gullah community with rich, evocative prose. Set against the backdrop of a changing world, the story follows the lives of African American families navigating the complexities of tradition, identity, and resilience. Peterkin's narrative weaves together the struggles and triumphs of ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Sister Mary (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Gullah Lowcountry Tale of Desire, Faith, Motherhood, and Southern Rural Judgment

    by Julia Peterkin, Daphne Ulwick ...
    Set in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Scarlet Sister Mary follows Mary, a vibrant Gullah woman whose sensual independence places her at odds with the moral expectations of her church and community. Peterkin's prose combines regional realism, biblical cadence, and carefully rendered dialect to portray a world of labor, worship, gossip, desire, and communal judgment. Published in 1928 and awarded ... Read more

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  • Scarlet Sister Mary

    Enriched edition. A Powerful Exploration of Identity and Resilience in the Early 20th Century South

    by Julia Peterkin, Cole Brewster ...
    In "Scarlet Sister Mary," Julia Peterkin crafts a poignant narrative that delves into the life of a young African American woman in the early 20th century South. The novel, rich in lyrical prose and vivid imagery, explores themes of sexuality, religion, and societal constraints in a deeply segregated world. Peterkin's Southern Gothic style captures the complexities of her characters' lives, ... Read more

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  • Black April

    by Peterkin, Julia ...
    "Black April" is a historical novel by Julia Peterkin, first published in 1927. Set in the rural South Carolina Lowcountry during the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War, the story revolves around the lives of the descendants of enslaved Africans and the challenges they face in a society grappling with profound social and political changes.The novel explores themes of race, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

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