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Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"
Sapphire
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Description for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"
Paperback. A story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140. Copy with some shelf wear and minor staining
This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she learns to read and write. This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life.
This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she learns to read and write. This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and her life.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099548720
SKU
KOC0008205
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sapphire
Sapphire is the author of American Dreams, a collection of poetry which was cited by Publisher's Weekly as, 'one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties.' Her novel Push, won the Book-of-the-Month Club Stephen Crane award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's First Novelist Award, and in Great Britain, the Mind Book of the ... Read more
Reviews for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push"
An inspired and inspiring debut, a The Color Purple for the nineties
Vogue
Sapphire's vibrant, unindulgent first novel has you cheering the awesome Precious on until the last page: her voice is true and the book is cool
Mail on Sunday
Unforgettable...a mesmerising and uplifting read... Has all the power and vehemence of rap...brutal in its ... Read more
Vogue
Sapphire's vibrant, unindulgent first novel has you cheering the awesome Precious on until the last page: her voice is true and the book is cool
Mail on Sunday
Unforgettable...a mesmerising and uplifting read... Has all the power and vehemence of rap...brutal in its ... Read more