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I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots
I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots
Author: Susan Straight
Beginning in the late 1950s, this novel tells the story of Marietta Cook, a tall girl growing up in Pine Gardens, a Gullah-speaking village in South Carolina. When Marietta's mother passes, she heads to Charleston in search of her uncle -- only to find a lover and return pregnant with twins two years later. She raises her sons back home in t...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385470124
ISBN-10: 0385470126
Publication Date: 7/15/1993
Pages: 368
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Becomeing used to the style of language used took a minute, but the writing was so wonderful i could not stop wanting more. Fragile story, hard life. Loved the novel. Makes you think.
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I thought this book was really excellent. I loved the characters and learning about live in the South Carolina Gullah women and sweet waters. I learned so much about racial injustice.


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