A Million Nightingales

A Million Nightingales
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780307488268
ISBN-13 : 0307488268
Rating : 4/5 (268 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Million Nightingales by : Susan Straight

Download or read book A Million Nightingales written by Susan Straight and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From National Book Award finalist Susan Straight comes a haunting historical novel about a Louisiana slave girl's perilous journey to freedom.Daughter of an African mother and a white father she never knew, Moinette is a house maid on a plantation south of New Orleans. At fourteen she is sold, separated from her mother without a chance to say goodbye. Bright, imaginative and well aware of everything she risks, Moinette at once begins to prepare for an opportunity to escape. Inspired by a true story, A Million Nightingales portrays Moinette’s experience–and the treacherous world she must navigate–with uncommon richness, intricacy, and drama.


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