About the book
The new novel from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.
Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child is a searing tale about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult. At the centre: a woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life; but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love until she told a lie that ruined the life of an innocent woman, a lie whose reverberations refuse to diminish.... Booker, the man Bride loves and loses, whose core of anger was born in the wake of the childhood murder of his beloved brother ... Rain, the mysterious white child, who finds in Bride the only person she can talk to about the abuse she's suffered at the hands of her prostitute mother ... and Sweetness, Bride's mother, who takes a lifetime to understand that \"what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.\"
Editions of God Help the Child
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780307399755
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780307594174
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307399762
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780804194822
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307740922
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307399779
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385353175
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307749116
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780307749093
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307749109
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780307749086
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The new novel from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.
Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child is a searing tale about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult. At the centre: a woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life; but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love until she told a lie that ruined the life of an innocent woman, a lie whose reverberations refuse to diminish.... Booker, the man Bride loves and loses, whose core of anger was born in the wake of the childhood murder of his beloved brother ... Rain, the mysterious white child, who finds in Bride the only person she can talk to about the abuse she's suffered at the hands of her prostitute mother ... and Sweetness, Bride's mother, who takes a lifetime to understand that \"what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.\"
Frequently Asked Questions
What is God Help the Child about?
The new novel from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.
Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child is a searing tale about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult. At the centre: a woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life; but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love until she told a lie that ruined the life of an innocent woman, a lie whose reverberations refuse to diminish.... Booker, the man Bride loves and loses, whose core of anger was born in the wake of the childhood murder of his beloved brother ... Rain, the mysterious white child, who finds in Bride the only person she can talk to about the abuse she's suffered at the hands of her prostitute mother ... and Sweetness, Bride's mother, who takes a lifetime to understand that \"what you do to children matters. And they might never forget.\"
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in God Help the Child?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of God Help the Child?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780307399755
Who is/are the Author/s of the book God Help the Child?
Toni Morrison
Who is the Publisher of the book God Help the Child?
Knopf Canada
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
God Help the Child is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780307399755) and hardcover(ISBN 9780307594174) and paperback(ISBN 9780307399762) and paperback(ISBN 9780804194822) and paperback(ISBN 9780307740922) and ebook(ISBN 9780307399779) and ebook(ISBN 9780385353175) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307749116) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780307749093) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307749109) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780307749086)
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