Ugly Ways

Ugly Ways
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Publisher : HMH
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780547564074
ISBN-13 : 0547564074
Rating : 4/5 (074 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Ugly Ways by : Tina McElroy Ansa

Download or read book Ugly Ways written by Tina McElroy Ansa and published by HMH. This book was released on 1995-01-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three sisters return to their southern hometown after the death of their difficult, demanding mother, in a novel by the author of Baby of the Family. In life, Esther Lovejoy was an intolerable mother. She raised her daughters with an iron fist, browbeat her husband into submission, and insisted they call her Mudear (an abbreviation of Mother Dear). As adults with successful careers, Betty, Emily, and Annie Ruth have scattered across the country to avoid Mudear’s influence. But now it’s time to lay her to rest, and the Lovejoy sisters have returned to Mulberry, Georgia, to pay their last respects. What they discover is that while Mudear may be dead, she is far from gone. With a large dose of compassion and a generous splash of humor, Tina McElroy Ansa serves up a powerful tale of family secrets and the ways our scars make us stronger. “A voice that is fresh and strong and just quirky enough to stand out from the crowd.” —The Boston Sunday Globe “An entertaining read . . . The author, like a good small-town gossip . . . paints a vivid picture of three bright, beautiful and emotionally scarred African-American sisters.” —Los Angeles Times


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