Sissie

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Historical, Literary
Cover of the book Sissie by John A. Williams, Open Road Media
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John A. Williams ISBN: 9781504025904
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: February 2, 2016
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: John A. Williams
ISBN: 9781504025904
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: February 2, 2016
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

The powerful story of a vibrant African American family torn apart by inner turmoil and the injustices perpetrated by a racist society

Sissie Joplin is dying, and her surviving children have come to say good-bye. Estranged from their mother for years, Iris and Ralph have both achieved success—Iris as a jazz singer in Europe and Ralph as a playwright—but the pain of their youth remains forever alive in their memories.
 
Sissie, too, remembers: the bitter struggles and the devastating tragedies; the indignities, cruelties, and deprivations visited upon a strong-willed black woman—and on the once proud men in her life ultimately defeated by a white society that at times seemed devoted to their destruction. Sissie was not always wise or fair, and her actions often did more harm than good, but she survived. And now, at the end of her life, it is time for a reckoning—and one last opportunity to heal.
 
A powerfully affecting family saga and a provocative indictment of racism in America, Sissie is a magnificent achievement by John A. Williams, the award-winning author heralded by Ishmael Reed as “the best African American writer of the century.”
 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The powerful story of a vibrant African American family torn apart by inner turmoil and the injustices perpetrated by a racist society

Sissie Joplin is dying, and her surviving children have come to say good-bye. Estranged from their mother for years, Iris and Ralph have both achieved success—Iris as a jazz singer in Europe and Ralph as a playwright—but the pain of their youth remains forever alive in their memories.
 
Sissie, too, remembers: the bitter struggles and the devastating tragedies; the indignities, cruelties, and deprivations visited upon a strong-willed black woman—and on the once proud men in her life ultimately defeated by a white society that at times seemed devoted to their destruction. Sissie was not always wise or fair, and her actions often did more harm than good, but she survived. And now, at the end of her life, it is time for a reckoning—and one last opportunity to heal.
 
A powerfully affecting family saga and a provocative indictment of racism in America, Sissie is a magnificent achievement by John A. Williams, the award-winning author heralded by Ishmael Reed as “the best African American writer of the century.”
 

More books from Open Road Media

Cover of the book Killing Season by John A. Williams
Cover of the book The Valiant Women by John A. Williams
Cover of the book War by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Jovian by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Dynasty by John A. Williams
Cover of the book The Big Front Yard by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Final Approach by John A. Williams
Cover of the book The E. S. P. Worm by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Every Force Evolves a Form by John A. Williams
Cover of the book All-American by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Roses Are Dead by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Most Precious Blood by John A. Williams
Cover of the book The Change Maker by John A. Williams
Cover of the book Thermopylae by John A. Williams
Cover of the book The Beguilers by John A. Williams
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy