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About this title: After undergoing a brutal procedure of female genital mutilation in Africa, the main character of this novel immigrates to the United States and descends into a world of madness.
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Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
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Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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USA
Edition: 1ST,
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
Ships from
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USA
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Very Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice, And Grose, Bill (Editor)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13: 9780671789428
ISBN: 0671789422
Description: Very Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780099268819
ISBN: 0099268817
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Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
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USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by
Walker, Alice
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780151731527
ISBN: 0151731527
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. read more
rating
5 out of 5
Jul 27, 2009
By Shirley ,
Singapore
"One of my favorite novels of all time. Have read it 3 or 4 times. Beautifully written. Characters have clear and distinct voices. Good story-telling. Interesting story; about an African woman who suffered from female mutiliation. She is accused to murdering the woman who killed her sister during a mutilation procedure. Each chapter is told by the point of view of Tashi or someone who knows her including her African American husband, her best friend, her husband's French lover, her various psychiatrists, etc. Highly recommended. Alice Walker is a great writer."
rating
5 out of 5
May 25, 2009
By Marina ,
Madison, WI
"I've read nearly everything Alice Walker has ever published, and it's mostly excellent, but this is probably my favorite of her books, and the only one that I actually own. I like the way it's told in a fragmented form from so many points of view that you stop trying to keep track of it all. How better to tell the story of what happens to the psyche of a young woman who has been genitally mutilated in the name of tradition and culture?"
rating
5 out of 5
Mar 1, 2009
By Michele ,
Drumclog, Strathaven, The United Kingdom
"This book is remarkable; with subject matter to make you shudder at the very thought of the pain inflicated on women for thousands of years and still today. I have very much enjoyed Alice Walker's writing. In no way to make light of the horrific nature of the mutiliation it does make me reconsider the many surgical procedures women subject themselves to , breast reduction,enlargement,tummy tucks etc etc"
rating
5 out of 5
Jan 18, 2009
By Carynane ,
The United States
"thank you alice walker. a shocking look at customary genital mutilation. this process always makes me get a pit in my stomach. it's also about how the act and the betrayal of your own family can traumatize you for life."
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