| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 35 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Griot audio.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Performed by various narrators. |
| Summary |
Critics have compared her work to that of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, but J. California Cooper has a warm, witty style that's definitely her own. Each of her short stories is a gem of downhome wisdom, polished with a bit of gossip, some heartbreak, and lots of humor. In "Funny Valentines" a "simple" woman draws one heart on Valentine's Day and divides it among the people she loves, until all but one of them lies in the cemetery. "Living" portrays a man in midlife crisis who leaves his loving wife and pleasant country home for a taste of high city living and returns with a new perspective on life. "Spooks" is the tongue-in-cheek tale of a man who masquerades as a ghost in order to outsmart an unscrupulous suitor and win the heart of a vulnerable widow. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and always touching, J. California Cooper's characters enlighten us and enrich us as they find love in unlikely places. The warm narrations give readers a sense of chatting with nosy but well-meaning neighbors over the back fence. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Spain, Susan.
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Fernandez, Peter Jay.
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Staunton, Kim.
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Bailey, Donna.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781490699981 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1490699988 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13523666 |
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