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Title The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw. Author Philyaw, Deesha, author. Imprint Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2020. ©2020
Call # PHILYAW Phys. Desc. 179 pages ; 19 cm Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher. Contents 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. Subject African American women -- Fiction. African American girls -- Fiction. African American women -- Religious life -- Fiction. Interpersonal relations -- Fiction. Short stories, American. Genre Short stories. fast (OCoLC)fst01726740. Short stories. lcgft Add Title Short stories. Selections ISBN 9781949199734 1949199738
