These Same Long Bones

by Gwendolyn M. Parker

Book Overview

Filled with unforgettable characters and teeming with warmth, humor and deep affection, this book is an intimate portrait of a close-knit southern black community and a way of life that is poised at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452274281
• ISBN13: 9780452274280
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Compelling and emotional

This is a compelling and emotional story. I thought it was very well written. The characters are very realistic the dialogue was very believable. Gwendolyn Parker is wonderful at describing the intimate relationship between Sirus and Aileen, the parents of Mattie the little girl who dies. And she does an equally good job describing their grief. I really enjoyed this novel and found it absorbing while I was reading it. My only criticism is that the ending seemed hurried and not as well told as the rest of the story.