A haunting, beautifully written novel set in early-nineteenth-century Louisiana: the tale of a slave girl's journey--emotional and physical--from captivity to freedom.Susan Straight has been called "a writer of exceptional gifts and grace" (Joyce Carol Oates). In A Million Nightingales she brings those gifts to bear on the story of Moinette, daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew. While her mother cares for the plantation linens, Moinette tends to the master's daughter, which allows her to eavesdrop on lessons. She also learns that she is property, and at fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Heartbroken and terrified, and with a full understanding of what she will risk, Moinette begins almost immediately to prepare herself for the moment when she will escape.It is Moinette's own voice that we hear--bright, rhythmic, observant, and altogether captivating--as she describes her journey through a world of brutality, sexual violence, and loss. Quick to see the patterns of French, American, and African life play out around her, Moinette makes her way from sugarcane fields through mysterious bayous to the streets of Opelousas, where the true meaning of freedom emerges from the bonds of love.An uncommonly rich novel, brimming with event and character, A Million Nightingales is a powerful confirmation of the remarkable novelist we have in Susan Straight.From the Hardcover edition.

Susan Straight

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Random House, Incorporated

Pantheon Books; Pantheon

Random House AudioBooks

United States, United States of America

First Edition, 2006

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topic: Racially mixed people; Plantation life; Teenage girls; Women slaves

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) One AZURE
2. (p2) Two FARO
3. (p3) Three PASSAGE
4. (p4) Four ROSIERE
5. (p5) Five JARDIN BLANC
6. (p6) Six CODE
7. (p7) Seven OPELOUSAS
8. (p8) Eight CONVEYANCE
9. (p9) Nine NEW ORLEANS
10. (p10) Ten COURT
11. (p11) Eleven NI
12. (p12) Twelve DYA
13. (p13) Acknowledgments
14. (p14) A Note About the Languages of Early Nineteenth-Century Louisiana
15. (p15) Glossary

theme: Racially mixed people; Plantation life; Teenage girls; Women slaves

From National Book Award Finalist Susan Straight Comes A Haunting Historical Novel About A Louisiana Slave Girl's Perilous Journey To Freedom. Daughter Of An African Mother And A White Father She Never Knew, Moinette Is A House Maid On A Plantation South Of New Orleans. At Fourteen She Is Sold, Separated From Her Mother Without A Chance To Say Goodbye. Bright, Imaginative And Well Aware Of Everything She Risks, Moinette At Once Begins To Prepare For An Opportunity To Escape. Inspired By A True Story, A Million Nightingales Portrays Moinette's Experience-and The Treacherous World She Must Navigate-with Uncommon Richness, Intricacy, And Drama.--publisher's Website. When She Is Sold Away From Her Family, Moinette Begins To Prepare Herself For An Escape To Freedom, Journeying Through A World Of Brutality, Sexual Violence, Loss, And Struggle To Find Her Way Out Of The Bonds Of Slavery. Azure -- Fao -- Passage -- Rosière -- Jardin Blanc -- Code -- Opelousas -- Conveyance -- New Orleans -- Court -- Ni -- Dya. Susan Straight.

2023-06-28