The Wake of the Wind by J California Cooper

The Wake of the Wind by J California Cooper

A dramatic and thought-provoking novel of one family's triumph in the face of the hardships and challenges of the post-Civil War South, from the award-winning author of Family

"Rendered with compassion and beautiful simplicity."--The Washington Post Book World

"[A] provocative and at times painful family portrait . . . It should be required reading."--Detroit Free Press

Opening in Texas during the waning years of the Civil War, The Wake of the Wind tells the epic story of a remarkable heroine, Lifee, and her husband, Mor. When news of Emancipation finally comes to Texas, Mor, Lifee, and their family set out in search of hope and a piece of land they can work and call their own. Miraculously, they manage not only to survive but to succeed--their crops grow, their children thrive, they educate themselves and others. But the South during Reconstruction is not a place that takes kindly to the achievements of former slaves, and as lynchings and injustices become a plague across the region, time and time again they must make the anguished decision to leave their land in search of a safer place.

Land, however, is the least of their worldly possessions. Lifee and Mor are the descendants of a long and vital line. Having used their intelligence, strength, and ingenuity to make their place in the new post-Civil War world, they in turn pass those talents along to their children--the next generation to surge forward, accomplishing more than their parents could ever dream.

At once tragic and triumphant, The Wake of the Wind is a penetrating look at the challenges that generations of African Americans have had to overcome in order to carve out a home and a future for themselves and their families.

J. California Cooper is the author of five collections of short stories, including Homemade Love, which won the 1989 American Book Award, and Some Love, Some Pain, Someday. She is also the author of fifteen plays and has been recognized as Black Playwright of the Year (1978), the James Baldwin Writing Prize (1988), and the American Librarby Association's Literary Lion Award (1988). She is a resident of Gualala, California.

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ISBN 13	9780385487054
ISBN 10	0385487053
Title	The Wake of the Wind
Author	J California Cooper
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1999-12-28
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.