July 2013 Guest Editor Cath Staincliffe on Beloved...
Probably the most powerful book I’ve ever read. Morrison gives us a searing indictment of slavery and racism in a beautifully written and harrowing story about a woman and her children haunted by a child ghost in the aftermath of the American civil war. This was one of those novels that made me desperate to try to write myself.
A 2011 World Book Night selection.
Our Editorial Guru, Sarah Broadhurst, has suggested others book and authors that would be perfect for you to read next or to pass on the recommendation - so your gift will keep on giving enjoyment. Her selection for this title is: Alice Walker.
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A beautiful hardback edition of the Pulitzer-prize winning novel, from the great Toni Morrison.
Sethe is now miles away from Sweet Home - the farm where she was kept as a slave for many years. Unable to forget the unspeakable horrors that took place there, Sethe is haunted by the violent spectre of her dead child, the daughter who died nameless and whose tombstone is etched with a single word, 'Beloved'.
A tale of brutality, horror and, above all, love at any cost, Beloved is Toni Morrison's enduring masterpiece and best-known work.
'An American masterpiece' A. S. Byatt
'Toni Morrison was a giant of her times and ours... Beloved is a heartbreaking testimony to the ongoing ravages of slavery, and should be read by all' Margaret Atwood, New York Times
**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful
Beloved features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Historical Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Audiobooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Beloved is available in Hardback, Paperback, Audiobook, Ebook
Beloved was written by Toni Morrison and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Beloved has 368 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Classics series
£15.29
