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The secret lives of church ladies /

Philyaw, Deesha,

The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw. - First edition. - London: Pushkin press, 2020 - 217 pages ; 19 cm

Eula -- Not-Daniel -- Dear sister -- Peach cobbler -- Snowfall -- How to make love to a physicist -- Jael -- Instructions for married Christian husbands -- When Eddie Levert comes.

"The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions"--

97811911590699

2020008805


Short stories, American
African American girls
African American women--Religious life
Interpersonal relations

PS3616.H479 / P45 2020

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