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008			230425s2023 nyua 000 1 eng
010			_a2023016984
020			_a9781250872050
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100	1		_aJones, Anita Gail, _eauthor. _918378
245	1	4	_aThe peach seed / _cAnita Gail Jones.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bHenry Holt and Company, _c2023.
300			_a438 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson. Their bond, built on county fairs, sit-ins, and marches, once seemed a sure and forever thing. But their marriage plans were disrupted when the police turned a peaceful protest violent. Before Altovise fled the South, Fletcher gave her a peach seed monkey with diamond eyes. As we learn via harrowing flashbacks, an enslaved ancestor on the coast of South Carolina carved the first peach seed, a talisman that, ever since, each father has gifted his son on his thirteenth birthday. Giving one to Altovise initiated a break in tradition, irrevocably shaping the lives of generations of Dukeses. Recently, Fletcher has made do on his seven acres with his daughter Florida's check-ins, his drop biscuits, and his faithful dog. But as he begins to reckon with long-ago choices, he finds he isn't the only one burdened with unspoken truths. An indelible portrait of a family, The Peach Seed explores how kin pass down legacies of sorrow, joy, and strength. And it is a parable of how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed can ripple across generations"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAfrican American families _vFiction. _955
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships _vFiction. _95884
650		0	_aOlder people _vFiction. _99761
655		7	_aDomestic fiction. _2lcgft _961
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _950
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aJones, Anita Gail. _tPeach seed _bFirst edition. _dNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023 _z9781250872067 _w(DLC) 2023016985
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