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Author:

Philyaw, Deesha, author.

Title:

The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

West Virginia University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

178 pages ; 19 cm

Subject:

American fiction.
Short stories.

Other Titles:

Short stories. Selections

Contents:

When Eddie Levert comes. Not-Daniel -- Dear sister -- Peach cobbler -- Snowfall -- How to make love to a physicist -- Jael -- Instructions for married Christian husbands -- When Eddie Levert comes.

Summary:

"The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1949199738
9781949199734

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1142519248

LCCN:

2020008805

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

YYPC162 -- Mechanicsville Public Library (Mechanicsville)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

PGAX715 -- Northwest Iowa Community College Library - Sheldon (Sheldon)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

CZPD706 -- West Liberty Public Library (West Liberty)