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A Million Nightingales

By Susan Straight

By Susan Straight

By Susan Straight

By Susan Straight

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May 08, 2007 | ISBN 9781400095599

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Nov 26, 2008 | ISBN 9780307488268

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    About A Million Nightingales

    From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl’s perilous journey to freedom.Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, A Million Nightingales portrays Moinette’s experience–and the treacherous world she must navigate–with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.

    About A Million Nightingales

    From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl’s perilous journey to freedom.Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, A Million Nightingales portrays Moinette’s experience–and the treacherous world she must navigate–with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.

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    About Susan Straight

    Susan Straight is the author of six novels, including A Million Nightingales and the National Book Award finalist Highwire Moon. She has written for The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Harper’s Magazine, and NPR’s All Things Considered. Her short stories have won an Edgar Award… More about Susan Straight

    About Susan Straight

    Susan Straight is the author of six novels, including A Million Nightingales and the National Book Award finalist Highwire Moon. She has written for The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Harper’s Magazine, and NPR’s All Things Considered. Her short stories have won an Edgar Award… More about Susan Straight

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    May 08, 2007 | 368 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400095599

    Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Anchor
    Nov 26, 2008 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780307488268
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    Praise

    “Powerful and moving. . . . Written in language so beautiful you can almost believe the words themselves are capable of salving history’s wounds.”—The New York Times Book Review“Radiant. . . . Unforgettable, a classic haunting story of love, tragedy and perseverance.”—The Miami Herald“Moving. . . . Lush passages drip like Spanish moss from Straight’s proseÉ[she] writes with nuance and insinuating grace.”—The Seattle Times“Intelligent and heartbreaking. . . . Celebrates the individual’s power to create a personal freedom within the most rigid social order.”—The Portland Oregonian

    Awards

    L.A. Times Book Prize (Fiction) FINALIST 2007

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