Ugly Ways

Fiction & Literature, African American, Family Life, Literary
Cover of the book Ugly Ways by Tina McElroy Ansa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Author: Tina McElroy Ansa ISBN: 9780547564074
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication: January 17, 1995
Imprint: Mariner Books Language: English
Author: Tina McElroy Ansa
ISBN: 9780547564074
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication: January 17, 1995
Imprint: Mariner Books
Language: English

Three sisters return to their southern hometown after the death of their difficult, demanding mother, in a novel by the author of Baby of the Family.

In life, Esther Lovejoy was an intolerable mother. She raised her daughters with an iron fist, browbeat her husband into submission, and insisted they call her Mudear (an abbreviation of Mother Dear). As adults with successful careers, Betty, Emily, and Annie Ruth have scattered across the country to avoid Mudear’s influence. But now it’s time to lay her to rest, and the Lovejoy sisters have returned to Mulberry, Georgia, to pay their last respects.

What they discover is that while Mudear may be dead, she is far from gone. With a large dose of compassion and a generous splash of humor, Tina McElroy Ansa serves up a powerful tale of family secrets and the ways our scars make us stronger.

“A voice that is fresh and strong and just quirky enough to stand out from the crowd.” —The Boston Sunday Globe

“An entertaining read . . . The author, like a good small-town gossip . . . paints a vivid picture of three bright, beautiful and emotionally scarred African-American sisters.” —Los Angeles Times

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Three sisters return to their southern hometown after the death of their difficult, demanding mother, in a novel by the author of Baby of the Family.

In life, Esther Lovejoy was an intolerable mother. She raised her daughters with an iron fist, browbeat her husband into submission, and insisted they call her Mudear (an abbreviation of Mother Dear). As adults with successful careers, Betty, Emily, and Annie Ruth have scattered across the country to avoid Mudear’s influence. But now it’s time to lay her to rest, and the Lovejoy sisters have returned to Mulberry, Georgia, to pay their last respects.

What they discover is that while Mudear may be dead, she is far from gone. With a large dose of compassion and a generous splash of humor, Tina McElroy Ansa serves up a powerful tale of family secrets and the ways our scars make us stronger.

“A voice that is fresh and strong and just quirky enough to stand out from the crowd.” —The Boston Sunday Globe

“An entertaining read . . . The author, like a good small-town gossip . . . paints a vivid picture of three bright, beautiful and emotionally scarred African-American sisters.” —Los Angeles Times

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