Gathering of waters
The story is narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi. Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit. Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money an...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Akashic Books,
c2012.
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| Summary: | The story is narrated by the town of Money, Mississippi. Tass Hilson and Emmett Till were young and in love when Emmett was murdered in 1955. Anxious to escape the town, Tass marries Maximillian May and relocates to Detroit. Forty years later, after the death of her husband, Tass returns to Money and fanstasy takes flesh when Emmett Till's spirit is finally released from the waters of the Tallahatchie River and the two lovers are reunited.--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 252 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781617750328 1617750328 9781617750311 (pbk.) 161775031X (pbk.) |
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