God Help the Child: A novel (Unabridged)
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3.9 • 96 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Notable Book • This fiery and provocative novel from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult.
At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life, but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love. There is Booker, the man Bride loves, and loses to anger. Rain, the mysterious white child with whom she crosses paths. And finally, Bride’s mother herself, Sweetness, who takes a lifetime to come to understand that “what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.”
“Powerful.... A tale that is as forceful as it is affecting, as fierce as it is resonant.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We are awestruck by Toni Morrison’s ability to write about unspeakable horrors in ways that are startling, incandescent, and unshakable. The Nobel Prize–winning author of Beloved and The Bluest Eye—blazing depictions of racism’s legacy—transfixed us with God Help the Child, a short novel that packs a knockout punch. A chorus of characters tell the story of Bride, a glamorous cosmetics executive reeling from a lover’s rejection. Taking us on shocking and revelatory tangents, Morrison explores the ripple effects of childhood trauma. An added bonus? It’s an absolute treat listening to Morrison’s soft, lulling voice as she reads her own work.
