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By the Light of My Fathers Smile
By the Light of My Fathers Smile
Author: Alice Walker
4 cassettes / 4 hours — Read by Audra McDonald — "Alice Walker is a lavishly gifted writer." — -The New York Times Book Review — 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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345434555
ISBN-10: 0345434552
Publication Date: 6/1999
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books (Mm)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed By the Light of My Fathers Smile on + 8 more book reviews
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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