By the Light of My Father's Smile

Description

A family from the United States goes to the remote Sierras in Mexico - the writer-to-be, Susannah; her sister, Magdalena; her father and mother. And there, amid an endangered band of mixed-race Blacks and Indians called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them more than they could ever dream. Moving back and forth in time, and among unforgettable characters and their stories, Walker crosses conventional borders of all kinds as she explores in this magical novel the ways in which a woman's denied sexuality leads to the loss of the much prized and necessary original self; and how she regains that self, even as her family's past of lies and love is transformed.

First Sentence

When she goes to the city she leaves me lounging in the swing underneath the oak tree.

Subjects

Other Editions

• By the Light of My Father's SmilePaperbackPhoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )2005-02-17
• By the light of my Father's smile.Quality Paperbacks1998-01-01
• By the light of my father's smileRandom House1998-01-01
• By the light of my father's smileRandom House1998-01-01
• By The Light Of My Fathers Smile A Story Of Requited Love Crossing Over And Sexual Healing Of The SoulThe Women's Press Ltd1998-01-01
• Bij de glimlach van mijn vaderIn de Knipscheer1998-01-01