Miss Ophelia: African Americans in the Rural South (Virginia) 1940's (Novel)
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Eleven-year-old Belly (Isabel) lives with her bravely buoyant widowed mother Lizzie and her compassionate uncle Willie, who muffles his emotional wounds from the war with booze. Set in rural Virginia during 1948, Miss Ophelia is a remarkable debut novel that explores the issues of abortion, illegitimacy, adultery, and skin color.
Specifications
| Book Title | Miss Ophelia |
| Narrative Type | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Vintage | Yes |
| Publication Year | 1997 |
| Type | Novel |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Era | 1940s |
| Author | Mary Burnett Smith |
| Features | Dust Jacket |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Country Of Origin | United States |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9780688152345 |
Eleven-year-old Belly (Isabel) lives with her bravely buoyant widowed mother Lizzie and her compassionate uncle Willie, who muffles his emotional wounds from the war with booze. Set in rural Virginia during 1948, Miss Ophelia is a remarkable debut novel that explores the issues of abortion, illegitimacy, adultery, and skin color.
