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By the Light of My Father's Smile
By the Light of My Father's Smile
Author: Alice Walker
A family from the United States goes to the remote Sierras in Mexico--the writer-to-be, Susannah; her sister, Magdalena; her father and mother. And there, amid an endangered band of mixed-race Blacks and Indians called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them more than they could ever dream.  Moving back and forth in time, a...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345426062
ISBN-10: 0345426061
Publication Date: 8/31/1999
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Good book. I read this with a reading group and it lead to great discussions about family issues.
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Alice Walker is a genius. Here she shows a more tempered but just as intense set of realtionships which keep her characters balanced on the edge of happiness and fulfillment.
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Wonderful book!
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Very good book
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Great book. It was very uplifting.


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