Bibliograph

Perish, a novel, LaToya Watkins

Type

Label

Perish, a novel, LaToya Watkins

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Perish

Oclc number

1334007199

Responsibility statement

LaToya Watkins

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print Black Voices

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Spanning decades, this story tracks the choices of Helen Jean - the matriarch of the Turner family - makes and the way those choices have rippled across generations, from her children to her grandchildren and beyond. Told in alternating chapters, this story follows four members of the Turner family: Julie B., a woman who regrets her wasted youth; Alex, a police officer grappling with a dark past; Jan, a mother who yearns to go to school and leave Jerusalem, Texas, and all of its trauma behind for good; and Lydia, a woman whose marriage is falling apart because her body can't seem to stay pregnant, as they're called home to say goodbye to their mother and grandmother

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator