Getting Mother's Body by Suzan-Lori Parks audiobook

Getting Mother's Body: A Novel

By Suzan-Lori Parks
Read by Suzan-Lori Parks

Random House Audio 9781400060221
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Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks’s wildly original debut novel, Getting Mother’s Body, follows pregnant, unmarried Billy Beede and her down-and-out family in 1960s Texas as they search for the storied jewels buried—or were they?—with Billy’s fast-running, six-years-dead mother, Willa Mae. Getting Mother’s Body is a true spiritual successor to the work of writers such as Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker—but when it comes to bringing hard-luck characters to ingenious, uproarious life, Suzan-Lori Parks shares the stage with no one.

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Summary

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A Los Angeles Times bestseller

Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks’s wildly original debut novel, Getting Mother’s Body, follows pregnant, unmarried Billy Beede and her down-and-out family in 1960s Texas as they search for the storied jewels buried—or were they?—with Billy’s fast-running, six-years-dead mother, Willa Mae. Getting Mother’s Body is a true spiritual successor to the work of writers such as Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker—but when it comes to bringing hard-luck characters to ingenious, uproarious life, Suzan-Lori Parks shares the stage with no one.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

Of course Suzan-Lori Parks can write a mean patch of dialogue . . . but the real treat here is watching Parks experiment with setting. . . . [She is] a master of pitch and mood. —Entertainment Weekly
Even minor characters are vivid and unforgettable. . . . [The] chorus of voices . . . tells the interwoven story of Willa Mae and her daughter with such flair and harmony that I was compelled to keep reading. —The Washington Post
With material steeped in the dark side of American history and a rare gift for the vernacular, [Parks is] the sort of provocateur one might get by crossing William Faulkner with Richard Pryor. . . . Parks’s dialogue rings ribald and jazzy. —Vogue
A splendid and joyous American novel. —Elle
There’s jazz and spunk in the writing here, tremendous humor that ultimately yields to tenderness. —Book magazine
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The kind of story that sneaks up on you and makes you care about the characters and what happens to them. —USA Today
“With a playwright’s ear, a novelist’s eye, and a passionate appreciation for the complex magic of everyday women, Suzan-Lori Parks spins a story whose characters are as mysterious and sexy as lace curtains billowing at the bedroom window.” —Pearl Cleage
Suzan-Lori Parks is a terrific writer whose characters don’t so much talk to us as sing, full-throated, of their joys and miseries. —Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls
A cheerful tack across deep Faulknerian waters. —The New York Times Book Review
“A thoroughly riveting novel of love, family, and redemption.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Fueled by irresistible, infectious talk and prose that swings like speech, this novel begs (no surprise) to be read aloud.” —Publishers Weekly

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Author Bio: Suzan-Lori Parks

Author Bio: Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks is a novelist, playwright, songwriter, and screenwriter. She was the recipient of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for her play Topdog/ Underdog, as well as a 2001 MacArthur “genius grant.” Her other plays include Fucking A, In the Blood, The America Play, Venus, and The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World. Parks currently lives in Venice Beach, California, with her husband, blues musician Paul Scher.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 7.48
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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