Born in georgia, phillips explores the racial dynamics of the 1950s rural south in her book. Jan 23, 2014 the darkest child by delores phillips. The darkest child by delores phillips and bahni turpin. Her brightest child, tangy mae, however, has the darkest skin of them all, and she longs to continue her education. She graduated from cleveland state university with a bachelor of arts in english and worked as a nurse at a state psychiatric hospital in cleveland. A new edition of this awardwinning modern classic, with a new introduction in 1958 georgia, the shade of a yearold black girls skin can make the difference in her fate.
The darkest child a novel by delores phillips author tayari jones author of. Jan 30, 2018 the darkest child by delores phillips is one of the most heart wrenching and disturbing books ive read in a long time. Tangy mae is the smartest of her mothers ten children, but she is also the darkestcomplected. Rozellebeautiful, charismatic, and lightskinnedexercises a violent hold over her children. Tayari jones, author of an american marriage a wellwritten story that underscores the power of education, the darkest child paints a stark picture about life and opportunity for a young black girl in 1950s jim crow georgia. It is also one of the best books ive read in a long time. African americans family fiction, african americans. Download or stream darkest child, the new recording by delores phillips.
Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. The quinnsall different skin shades, all with unknown fatherslive with their charismatic, beautiful, and tyrannical mother, rozelle, in. She graduated from cleveland state university and worked as a nurse in a facility for abused women and children in cleveland. Delores phillips heartrending debut novel is set in 1950s georgia where most of rozelle quinns 10 children can pass as white. Phillips buttresses those harsh episodes with a depth of characterization worthy of chekhov, pitchperfect dialogue, and a profound knowledge of the. Thirteen year old tangy mae quinn narrates the story of her adolescence in the late 1950s and early 1960s in the south. This month we will be reading the darkest child by delores phillips. Phillips buttresses those harsh episodes with a depth of characterization worthy of chekhov, pitchperfect dialogue, and a profound knowledge of the segregated south in the. As a vision of africanamerican life, the darkest child is one of the harshest novels to arrive in many years. She is the darkest skinned among them and therefore the ugliest in her mother, rozelles, estimation, but shes also the brightest.
Trudier harris, a professor of english at the university of alabama, will present the darkest child by delores phillips, a novel about a young africanamerican girl growing up in bakersfield. The darkest child by delores phillips, paperback barnes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the darkest child. There are elements of the story that i could identify with. The darkest child by delores phillips and tayari jones overview a new edition of this awardwinning modern classic, with an introduction by tayari jones an american marriage, an excerpt from the never before seen followup, and discussion guide. The darkest child by delores phillips is one of the most heart wrenching and disturbing books ive read in a long time. Delores phillips rozelle quinn is so fairskinned that she can pass for white. It is a harrowing saga set in the late 1950s in rural georgia and narrated by. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Aug 08, 2005 the darkest child is a powerful debut from delores phillips. My grandmother had very light skin with bluegrey eyes. It is a harrowing saga set in the late 1950s in rural georgia and narrated by a teenaged tangy mae quinn. Thirteenyearold tangy mae quinn is the sixth of ten fatherless siblings.
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Historical fiction, african american interest, literary fiction. The darkest child by delores phillips is soul wrenching horrendous. Delores phillips 26 september 1950 7 june 2014 was an american author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, the darkest child soho press, 2005. Read the darkest child by delores phillips available from rakuten kobo. The quinnsall different skin shades, all with unknown fatherslive with their charismatic, beautiful, and tyrannical mother, rozelle, in poverty on the fringes of a georgia town where jim crow rules. The darkest child by delores phillips overdrive rakuten. The darkest child i dont know how i stumbled across this book but i am glad i did. Read online the darkest child book author by phillips, delores paperback with clear copy pdf epub kindle format. The darkest child is an exceptional debut from a most talented writer.
Jan 01, 2005 the darkest child is a powerful debut from delores phillips. The darkest child shows us a world misshapen by years of oppression in which family is powerful yet offers little kindness or comfort. She is the darkestskinned among them and therefore the ugliest in her mother, rozelles, estimation, but shes also the brightest. By delores phillips, 387pp 2004 the darkest child is the story of tangy mae quinn, one of ten children born to a brutal mother, rozelle quinn.
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