“A serious, powerful novel…[Gaines] is a writer of terrific energy.”–The Nation
This is the story of Marcus: bonded out of jail where he has been awaiting trial for murder, he is sent to the Hebert plantation to work in the fields. There he encounters conflict with the overseer, Sidney Bonbon, and a tale of revenge, lust and power plays out between Marcus, Bonbon, Bonbon’s mistress Pauline, and Bonbon’s wife Louise.
Author: Ernest J. Gaines
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/31/1994
Series: Vintage Contemporaries
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.23w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780679752486
Language: English
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