About “God Help the Child”
The first Toni Morrison novel set in the present, this spare tale examines how childhood suffering shapes the adult. Bride, a woman whose stunning blue-black skin is part of her beauty and success, was denied love by her light-skinned mother, Sweetness. It also follows Booker, whom Bride loves and loses, and Rain, a mysterious white child.
Praise for “God Help the Child”
“Powerful. . . . A tale that is as forceful as it is affecting, as fierce as it is resonant.”
“A tragicomic jazz opera played out in four parts. . . . Morrison makes art from the cadences of human heartbreak.”
“Beautiful. . . . God Help the Child is superb, its story gliding along the tracks of Morrison’s utterly assured prose.”
Book details
- Published
- 2016
- Latest edition
- 2016 · ISBN 9780307740922
- ISBN
- 9780307740922
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is God Help the Child?
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison has 192 pages.
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