These Low Grounds by Waters Edward Turpin

18 in stock

196mm x 127mm x 19mm

Pages: 368

Life emerges sharp and clear in its outlines, forceful and blunt in its impact, and is as real as good rich black earth, and as free of superficialities. GÇö Ralph Ellison

A forerunner of family history legacies such as Alex Haleys Roots, this lost classic of African American literature traces the lives and struggles of four generations, from Martha, a freed slave turned housemaid, to her great-grandson Jimmy, an athlete who dreams of becoming a teacher and improving the lives of others.

A fine and important book, dramatic and exciting. GÇö Edna Ferber

The most striking quality in These Low Grounds is the remarkable and just and fair balance. GÇö The New York Times

[Turpin] treats his characters as people, hating, loving, striving, facing disillusionment, rather than looking at them as a race apart, stage props, plantation incongruities in a modern civilization . . . . It is a good story, convincingly told. GÇö Kirkus Reviews