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Those Bones Are Not My Child by Toni Cade Bambara - ISBN: 9780679774082
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An American nightmare: vanished children, racial injustice, and desperate hope.

Those Bones Are Not My Child

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    688 pages

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    15 November 2000

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Summary

This suspenseful novel portrays a community—and a family—under siege during the shocking string of murders of black children in Atlanta in the early 1980s. Written over a span of twelve years, and edited by Toni Morrison, who calls Those Bones Are Not My Child the author’s magnum opus, Toni Cade Bambara’s last novel leaves us with an enduring and revelatory chronicle of an American nightmare.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780679774082
ISBN-10:0679774084
Author:Toni Cade Bambara
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Vintage Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:688
Release Date:15 November 2000
Weight:561g
Dimensions:37mm x 134mm x 202mm
Series:Vintage Contemporaries
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Critics Review

“Riveting…a carefully crafted mystery [that is] difficult to put down.” -The Boston Globe

“Magnificent… . A powerful culmination of Bambara’s career.” – The Denver Post

“Luminous and rich in sensory images … haunting and surprising… . [Bambara] has managed to combine a complex murder mystery, a sophisticated commentary on race relations, and a wonderful tapestry of dozens of memorable characters.” –USA Today

“Truly worthy of being called an epic… . Anyone who ever thought it does
not take a special kind of courage to write a great novel should read Those Bones Are Not My Child.” –Chicago Tribune

About The Author

Toni Cade Bambara

Toni Cade Bambara is the author of two short-story collections, Gorilla My Love and Seabirds Are Still Alive, and a novel, The Salt Eaters. She has also edited The Black Woman and Tales and Short Stories for Black Folks. Her works have appeared in various periodicals and have been translated into several languages. She died in 1995.

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