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Jonah’s Gourd Vine

Hurston, Zora Neale, Ward, Jesmyn
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd)
Published: February 13, 2020
ISBN: 9780349012223
240 pages

£8.99

With a new introduction by JESMYN WARD

Born on the wrong side of the creek, John Buddy Pearson, the son of a slave, has come a long way since his shoeless days. With some schooling, a job and marriage to clever Lucy Potts, his fortunes are looking up. But, unable to resist the lure of women or a fight, he’s forced to flee town or face life on the chain gang.

John finds himself in Sanford, Florida, and sends for Lucy and the children. There, he discovers a talent for preaching, and, with the support of his wife, becomes pastor of Zion Hope Church, rousing his congregation with his fervent sermons. He is now a pillar of the community, respected and popular.

Before long, though, he is praying for his own sins – for his powers of persuasion aren’t limited to the pulpit – and the town won’t stand for his philandering ways. Originally published in 1934, this is Zora Neale Hurston’s first novel.

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