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The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw.

Philyaw, Deesha, (author.).

Summary:

"The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions." --Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781949199734
  • ISBN: 1949199738
  • Physical Description: 179 pages ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Eula -- Not-Daniel -- Dear sister -- Peach cobbler -- Snowfall -- How to make love to a physicist -- Jael -- Instructions for married Christian husbands -- When Eddie Levert comes.

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Subject: African American women > Fiction.
African American girls > Fiction.
African American women > Religious life > Fiction.
Christian life > Fiction.
Churches > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Genre: Short stories.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District.
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Baker County Library PHILYAW (Deesha) (Text) 37814003697332 FICTION - NEW Available -
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