Fifth Born by Zelda Lockhart
When Odessa Blackburn is three years old her beloved grandmother dies, and so begins her story, set in St. Louis, Missouri, and rural Mississippi. As the fth born of eight children, Odessa loses her innocence at rst when her drunken father sexually abuses her, and then again when she alone witnesses her father taking the life of his own brother.Fifth Born is Zelda Lockhart's debut novel, lyrically written and powerful in its exploration of how secrets can tear apart lives and families. It is a story of love, longing, and redemption, as Odessa walks away from those whom she believes to be her kin to discover the true meaning of family.
Lockhart, Zelda: - ZELDA LOCKHART is author of Fifth Born, a Barnes & Noble Discovery selection and finalist for debut fiction from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation. Her novel Cold Running Creek won an Honor Fiction Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Her third novel, Fifth Born II: The Hundredth Turtle won a finalist award from the Lambda Literary Foundation and secured her position as Piedmont Laureate in North Carolina. Her fiction, poetry and essays appear several anthologies as well as in periodical like Chautauqua, Obsidian II, and USAToday.com. Lockhart is currently Alumni Endowed Chair for the Department of Language and Literature at North Carolina Central University teaching Creative Writing and is Director at LaVenson Press Studios: Inspiring Women to Self-Define Through Writing & Publishing. She a PhD candidate in Expressive Art Therapies, holds an MA in Literature, and a certificate in writing, directing and editing film from the NY Film Academy. Universities, bookstores and libraries across the United States and abroad have experienced Ms. Lockhart's talent as a teacher and public speaker. She welcomes visits to her websites: www.zeldalockhart.com and www.LaVensonPressStudios.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743412667 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743412664 |
| Title | Fifth Born |
| Author | Zelda Lockhart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Washington Square Press |
| Year published | 2003-08-19 |
| Number of pages | 228 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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