- Published: 1 December 2006
- ISBN: 9781857152685
- Imprint: Everyman
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 360
- RRP: $45.00
Beloved
Special archival edition
The novel powerfully portrays the meanings of what it means to be owned by another and the difficulty of owning oneself. Mythic in scope, BELOVED is an attempt to grapple with the legacy of slavery.
It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentucky, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - the death of Sethe's baby daughter Beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother's hands, and who will return to claim retribution.
- Published: 1 December 2006
- ISBN: 9781857152685
- Imprint: Everyman
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 360
- RRP: $45.00
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