Elskede by Toni Morrison
An escaped enslaved woman, living with her surviving daughter in a house long haunted by the spirit of her dead infant, is forced to reckon with a violent past when a mysterious young woman appears and claims to be the child returned; the arrival dredges up suppressed memories, guilt, and longing, fracturing and then slowly reshaping relationships as the protagonist, her daughter, and a former companion confront how slavery’s cruelty warps love, identity, and the possibility of healing within a wary community.
- Published
- 1987
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- 324 pages
- Original Language
- English
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(4.0)
- Alternate Titles
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- Beloved
- Elskede
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