Desire of Ovid's Mother
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00HEZ35O2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 275 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When Southern socialite and lawyer’s wife Elyse Anderson, an African American still as beautiful at 50 as she was in her youth, loses her son Ovid to suicide, she sets out on a mission to find out why. The setting of the play includes a city and two colleges much like Atlanta, Georgia, and its iconic learning institutions, Spelman and Morehouse.. JUNE 2015 EDITION! FINAL VERSION. She befriends her son’s last girlfriend, 34-year-old Shirelle Justice, a dutiful janitor, night-shift cashier and single mother who seems to harbor the truth about Ovid’s reason for killing himself.Despite differences in age and socioeconomic status, Elyse and Shirelle develop
Absorbing sketch As a white person, I cannot claim any true insight into the reality of the characters in this play but I felt that these people were real and authentic. The plot was somewhat predictable, but that seemed to add to the interest.. Desire of Ovid' s Mother Kindle Customer A touching portrayal of class, colour and sexual divisions. Two women, dealing with the loss of their loved one through suicide.. Five Stars I enjoyed reading this book!