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Author Philyaw, Deesha, author.

Title The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2020.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2030472~S1
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Fiction  F PHILYAW    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Fiction  F PHILYAW    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Fiction  F PHILYAW    DUE 05-10-24
 Nichols Adult Fiction  F PHILYAW    DUE 05-02-24
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Description 179 pages ; 19 cm
Contents Eula -- 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.
Subject African American women -- Fiction.
African American girls -- Fiction.
Religious life -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Genre Short stories.
ISBN 9781949199734 (paperback)
1949199738 (paperback)
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