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Title: The Price of a Child : A Novel by Lorene Cary ISBN: 0-679-74467-3 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I don't like Slave Narratives, but....
Comment: this one was pretty good. I always support fellow Quaker's in their writing endeavors hence the purchase. Lorene gives this character depth and a sense of humor if you can believe that...
This is a quick read but worth it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Boring as Watching Paint Dry
Comment: Unfortunately I found this book quite boring and untrue to the claim that it focused on pre-Civil War Philadelphia. Less than half of the book was actually set in the city. When the protagonist went on her speech tour near the end of the story, I honestly could not keep my eyes open to read the words. All of the historical backround seemed forced. Looking back, I don't even know where the climax of the book is (if there is one.)The only redeeming part of the story is the ending, which takes way to much time and energy to reach. Overall, this book was an exreme disappointment.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Powerful Story, A Powerful History
Comment: With her novelization of the life of a freewoman who made the terrible choice to leave one of her children behind in claiming freedom for herself and two other children, Lorene Cary takes us into a vivid land of history and humanity in pre-war Philadelphia. As a modern novel, Price is not only accessible, it provides engaging characters and a resonant story.
First and foremost, Price is the tale of Virginia (Ginnie), now named Mercer Gray, and her transition from slavery to vigilant freedom. Cary takes Mercer through a very human path, with attempts to reconcile her desires for freedom, self-sufficiency and some kind of comfort or security, with the costs of that freedom and her duty to both those that have helped her and the price that she paid for her freedom. The Quick family, a multigenerational mesh of survivors and hangers on, gives a rich field for Mercer to grow in.
Price stands as complement to the slavery-era narratives from which it draws. Written in a more modern English, and with the liberty to have been crafted for drama as well as truth, Price could very easily serve as an introduction to a genre of historical literature that can be daunting for both its content and language. Cary also has the liberty to go further into the awkward or accusatory truths that free black people of the era may have often self-censored for fear of alienating their supporters.
Chosen as the key book for the One Book, One Philadelphia project, Cary's work has the kind of Easter Eggs familiar to those who personally know where a book is set. Cary's early years and childhood in Philadelphia, and current residence here, provide another tie for the city to give back some Love.
Overall an excellent book.
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Title: Black Ice by Lorene Cary ISBN: 0679737456 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Riding the Bus With My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon ISBN: 0452284554 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Hungry Ocean, The:A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw ISBN: 0786885416 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 07 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Mama Day by Gloria Naylor ISBN: 0679721819 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 23 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: A Choice of Weapons by Gordon Parks ISBN: 0873512022 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pub. Date: 01 October, 1986 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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