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By the Light of My Father's Smile

"a celebration of sexuality, its absolute usefulness in • Alice Walker • ISBN 9780345426062

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By the Light of My Father's Smile

"a celebration of sexuality, its absolute usefulness in • Alice Walker • ISBN-13 9780345426062

ISBN-10 0345426061 • 1999

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ISBN 9780345426062 • Completeness 51

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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 Indians called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them more than they could ever dream. Moving back and forth in time, and among unforgettable characters and their stories, Walker crosses conventiona

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Publisher: Alice Walker
August 31, 1999
Pages: 256

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Contributor: as Alice Walker puts itContributor: "a celebration of sexualityContributor: its absolute usefulness in

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Category: FamilyCategory: Family LifeCategory: (kayla)Category: Mexico/MexicanCategory: Native AmericanCategory: (penguin)Category: Psychological FictionCategory: Psychology

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