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Scarlet Sister Mary

By Julia Peterkin

Scarlet Sister Mary Contemporary literature

Scarlet Sister Mary

By Julia Peterkin

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Winner of the 1929 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Scarlet Sister Mary is a haunting portrait of love, faith, and resilience in the post-Civil War South. Set among the Gullah people of South Carolina's Lowcountry, the novel follows Mary, a proud and passionate young woman whose defiance of tradition sets her at odds with her community. When she chooses a path of independence-embracing love, motherhood, and desire on her own terms-Mary is both condemned and admired, a figure of scandal and strength. Through Mary's story, Julia Peterkin captures the rhythms of rural Black life with lyricism and intensity, weaving themes of freedom, spirituality, and survival into a deeply human tale. Both celebrated and controversial, Scarlet Sister Mary endures as a striking work of Southern Gothic fiction that confronts the costs of independence in a world bound by judgment and tradition.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2025-08-21
Publication Date:
2025-08-21
Publisher:
Spire Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1515467341
ISBN13:
9781515467342
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
265 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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