Publication

2014-10-09 - Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

Language

English

Word Count

24,500 words, Guess

Page Count

98 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPS3607

Description

"New Orleans, 1836. Following an era of French colonial rule and relative racial acceptance, Louisiana's 'free people of color' are prospering. Beatrice, a free woman of colour, has become one of the city's wealthiest women through her relationship with a rich white man. However, when her lover mysteriously dies, Beatrice imposes a six-month period of mourning on herself and her three daughters. But, as the summer heat intensifies, the foundations of freedom she has built for herself and their three unwed daughters begin to crumble. Society is changing, racial divides are growing and, as the members of the household turn on each other in their fight for survival, it could cost them everything."--Page 4 of cover.

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Other Editions

  • The House That Will Not StandPaperbackBloomsbury Methuen Drama2014-10-09

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