Only Twice I've Wished for Heaven
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ISBN: 0385491239 / Publisher: Anchor, February 1998
Moving with her family to a secure apartment complex carved out of a Chicago ghetto, young Tempestt Saville is drawn to the colorful world outside the compound and the dangerous characters who inhabit it
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Crown Publishers and Anchor Books present a DISCUSSION GROUP GUIDE for the novels Only Twice I've Wished for Heaven and An Eighth of August By Dawn Turner Trice Set in the gritty heart of Chicago, Dawn Turner Trice's debut novel, Only Twice I've Wished for Heaven , was hailed by the Washington Post as "a polished gem that shines from every angle, rich in rhythm, story, characterizations--." In her second novel, An Eighth of August , Trice explores small-town life in southern Illinois, once again creating a work that sparkles with insight and humor. The discussion questions and author interview in this guide are designed to enhance your reading group's discussion of these two portraits of African-American life in the late-twentieth century, limned by an author who has been compared to such distinguished and beloved writers as Gloria Naylor, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Harper Lee.
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