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Book Review of Mother of Pearl

Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl
Author: Melinda Haynes
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Too long, too wordy and too much allusion and metaphor. Stereotypical characterizations abound; the sassy, ill-spoken African-American women, the butch lesbian, the flighty whore, etc.