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River, Cross My Heart
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Literatura y FicciónISBN | 9780316899987
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Pages: 256 pages
Author: Breena Clarke
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 9780316899987
Format: tapa blanda
Language: en
Release date: 14/10/1999
ISBN: 9780316899987
Synopsis of River, Cross My Heart
En el barrio de Georgetown de Washington, D.C., en 1925, la trágica muerte de Clara Bynum, de cinco años, ahogada en el río Potomac, sacude a la comunidad afroamericana. La novela explora el impacto de esta pérdida en los padres de Clara, Alice y Willie Bynum, divididos entre sus raíces rurales en Carolina del Norte y la promesa de una vida mejor en la ciudad. La historia se centra especialmente en Johnnie Mae, la hermana de diez años de Clara, quien lucha por comprender sus emociones y definir su identidad en medio del duelo. Con una prosa lírica y detalles históricos conmovedores, Breena Clarke captura la esencia de la experiencia afroamericana en el siglo XX, explorando temas de familia, identidad y comunidad en tiempos de adversidad.
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Breena Clarke
Breena Clarke is an African-American scholar and writer of fiction, including an award-winning debut novel River, Cross My Heart (1999). She is the younger sister of poet, essayist, and activist Cheryl Clarke, with whom she organizes the Hobart Festival of Women Writers each summer.
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