The secret lives of church ladies /

Philyaw, Deesha.

The secret lives of church ladies / Deesha Philyaw. - London : Pushkin Press, 2022. - 224 pages ; 22 cm.

Originally published: Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2020.

This title 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 passions.

9781911590699 (hbk.) : 14.99 1911590693 (hbk.) : 14.99


Short stories.
General Fiction.
Modern & contemporary fiction.
Short stories.

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