Red at the Bone: A Novel (Random House Large Print)

Red at the Bone: A Novel (Random House Large Print)

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

One of OPRAH MAGAZINEâ€™SÂ "BEST BOOKS OF 2019"

AÂ NEW YORK TIMESÂ NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

"An exquisite tale of family legacyâ€¦.The power and poetry of Woodsonâ€™s writing conjures up Toni Morrison." â€“ People
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"In less than 200 sparsely filled pages, this book manages to encompass issues of class, education, ambition, racial prejudice, sexual desire and orientation, identity, mother-daughter relationships, parenthood and lossâ€¦.WithÂ Red at the Bone,Â Jacqueline Woodson has indeed risen â€” even further into the ranks of great literature." â€“ NPR
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"This poignant tale of choices and their aftermath, history and legacy, will resonate with mothers and daughters." â€“Tayari Jones, bestselling author ofÂ An American Marriage, in O Magazine

An unexpected teenage pregnancy pulls together two families from different social classes, and exposes the private hopes, disappointments, and longings that can bind or divide us from each other, from theÂ New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author ofÂ Another BrooklynÂ andÂ Brown Girl Dreaming.Â
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Moving forward and backward in time, Jacqueline Woodson's taut and powerful new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families, and in the life of the new child.

As the book opens in 2001, it is the evening of sixteen-year-old Melody's coming of age ceremony in her grandparents' Brooklyn brownstone. Watched lovingly by her relatives and friends, making her entrance to the music of Prince, she wears a special custom-made dress. But the event is not without poignancy. Sixteen years earlier, that very dress was measured and sewn for a different wearer: Melody's mother, for her own ceremony-- a celebration that ultimately never took place.

Unfurling the history of Melody's parents and grandparents to show how they all arrived at this moment, Woodson considers not just their ambitions and successes but also the costs, the tolls they've paid for striving to overcome expectations and escape the pull of history. As it explores sexual desire and identity, ambition, gentrification, education, class and status, and the life-altering facts of parenthood,Â Red at the BoneÂ most strikingly looks at the ways in which young people must so often make long-lasting decisions about their lives--even before they have begun to figure out who they are and what they want to be.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House Large Print
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0593152255
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2019-09-17
UnitCount	1
Format	Large Print
EANs	9780593152256

Red at the Bone: A Novel (Random House Large Print)

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