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Philyaw, Deesha.
Subjects
Women, Black -- Fiction.
Religious life -- Fiction
Churches, Black -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Short stories, American -- Black authors.
PEN/Faulkner Award.
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Philyaw, Deesha.
Women, Black -- Fiction.
Religious life -- Fiction
Churches, Black -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Short stories, American -- Black authors.
PEN/Faulkner Award.
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The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw.
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Philyaw, Deesha.
West Virginia University Press, 2020.
Call #:
FICTION PHI
Subjects
Women, Black -- Fiction.
Religious life -- Fiction
Churches, Black -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Short stories, American -- Black authors.
PEN/Faulkner Award.
ISBN:
9781949199734 (trade pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
179 p. ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Eula -- Not-Daniel -- Dear sister -- Peach cobbler -- Snowfall -- How to make love to a physicist -- Jael -- Instructions for married Christian husbands -- When Eddie Levert comes.
Summary:
"The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions"--Publisher.
Awards:
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, 2021.
Genre:
Short stories.
Black fiction.
Literary fiction.
Holds:
3
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Black Fiction
FICTION PHI
Adult Trade Paperback Books
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Halifax North Memorial Public Library
Adult Black Fiction
FICTION PHI
Adult Trade Paperback Books
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Aug 20, 2024
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