Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie Crawford walks back into Eatonville alone and tells a friend on the porch the story of her three marriages, starting with the one her grandmother arranged for safety. The account runs from a Florida store counter to the muck of the Everglades, and from being spoken for to speaking. The search for a voice and a love that lets it speak.
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- influenced by ↑ Anansi and the Sky God's Stories
- shares sources with ↑ Mules and Men
- ↓ The Color Purple
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Heroine's Journey (Murdock)
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