The Book of Night Women
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James, Marlon
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Miles, Robin
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Marlon James' highly acclaimed debut was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Here he presents a dramatic slave narrative set on a 19th-century Jamaican sugar plantation. Ever since she was a small child, Lilith has been closely watched by a contingent of fellow slaves—calling themselves the Night Women—who have long planned a revolt. Though she does not yet know it, Lilith is the key to their carefully laid plans.

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Street Date:
03/17/2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781461806608

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Marlon James. (2009). The Book of Night Women. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc.

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Marlon James. 2009. The Book of Night Women. Recorded Books, Inc.

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Marlon James, The Book of Night Women. Recorded Books, Inc, 2009.

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Marlon James. The Book of Night Women. Unabridged Recorded Books, Inc, 2009.

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