The Wedding (VMC)

The Wedding (VMC)

by Dorothy West (Author)

Synopsis

Set on the Elysian isle of Martha's Vineyardm among an insular community of proud and prosperous black families, Dorothy West's first novel for nearly fifteen years centres around the marriage of Shelby Coles, daughter of the community's foremost family to a struggling white jazz musician.

Not just the story of one wedding, but of many, this thought-provoking and deeply interesting novel offers insights into issues of race, prejudice and identity while maintaining its firm belief in the compensatory power of love.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Virago
Published: 06 Feb 1997

ISBN 10: 1860490565
ISBN 13: 9781860490569

Media Reviews
** 'Subtle, incisive and often moving. * SUNDAY TIMES ** 'West's narrative is deliciously manipulative.' *
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Author Bio
Dorothy West's career spans eight decades. A leading light of the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1930s, she founded literary magazines Challenge and New Challenge. Her short stories appear in numerous anthologies of 20th century African-American fiction. She died in 1998