Description
Set in rural Viginia in 1948, Miss Ophelia is a a remarkable debut novel that explores the issues of abortion, adultery, and skin color through the reminiscences of Isabel (Belly) Anderson in the autumn of her life. When eleven-year-old Belly takes piano lessons from Miss Ophelia, she discovers a secret about her beloved teacher that forces her to learn what it really means to be an adult. Like Gloria Naylor and Toni Morrison, Smith has a feel for the irrevocable moment when innocence falls away and life changes forever.
Info
ISBN: 9780688163570
Published Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Quill
Language: English
Page Count: 277
Size: 8.74" l x 5.58" w x 1.04" h
Category
Fiction
Subject
Historical