Mary monroe this is one of the first books i really got into outside of school which lead me to more books. Go ahead, think honestly about your relationship with god. She calls herself part of a long and honored writing tradition, one of those little southern. In 1952 on a kentucky mountain, jimmy and curly are trapped by history. Hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa, paperback barnes. This list excludes nonfiction, works directed at a juvenile audience, and works available from other local libraries for the blind in the national library service system. Tina mcelroy ansa, author of the bestselling novels, baby of the family, ugly ways, the hand i fan with and you know better, is now available for oneonone mentoring sessions with serious writers seeking. The language of the hand fan written with the kind permission of during a certain period of time century xix and beginning of the xx, the fan becomes an ideal instrument of. Join facebook to connect with tina mcelroy ansa and others you may know. Rather than just give a list of a few general fiction books, i have narrowed down many books into smaller list of genres. The hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa, 9780385476010, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Booktopia buy erotic fiction books online from australias leading online bookstore. That dayum book, and baby of the family were awesome.
Aug 25, 2012 wow look at all of the wonderful red books i found. Read beneath every troublin stone by paulette ivy harris available from rakuten kobo. List of spelman college people wikimili, the best wikipedia. Tina mcelroy ansa is the author of baby of the family, the hand i fan with, and you know better. Ugly ways by tina mcelroy ansa 1993 mudear has died, and her three grown daughters have to come home to mulberry to bury her. An avid gardener, birder, and amateur naturalist, she is married to jonee ansa, a filmmaker. Tina mcelroy ansas fourth novel, you know better, was published in spring 2002 by william morrow publishers. Please like the images if you would read this book. She grew up in middle georgia in the 1950s hearing her grandfathers stories on the porch of her family home and strangers stories downtown in her fathers juke joint, which have inspired mulberry, georgia, the mythical world of her four novels. The hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa is a fascinating and entertaining novel. Nov 18, 2009 bestselling author tina mcelroy ansa is back with another tale from mulberry, georgia, the richly drawn fictional town and home of the extraordinary lena mcpherson. Lena mcpherson, the protagonist of the story, is the hand that everyone in mulberry, ga depends on. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series.
Jun 07, 2011 not a fan has called more than 1 million readers to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple moving from fan to follower in their relationship with god. Tina mcelroy ansastories and essays have appeared in several recent anthologies. Bestselling author tina mcelroy ansa is back with another tale. The hand i fan with paperback by tina mcelroy ansa.
The pleasures of tina mcelroy ansas sharpwitted fourth novel, you know better, are obvious from the first pages, in. The hand i fan with is truly one of my favorite books of all time. The novel, told in the voices of three generations of the pines women, is the story of. The hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa read by tonya. Tina mcelroy ansa is the author of the novels baby of the family, ugly ways, the hand i fan with, and you know better. Ansas second lena mcpherson novel after baby of the family, 1989 is short on plot and long on rhapsodic descriptions of the worshipped lena. When the big flood of 94 hits mulberry, georgia, none. Although these woman have their weaknesses, ms mcelroy ansa allows you to also see their strengths. The lists feature books by and about black people to celebrate the varieties of books that incredible minds have given us over the last century. Not a fan has called more than 1 million readers to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple moving from fan to follower in their relationship with god.
The hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lena, now fortyfive and tired of being the hand everyone fans with, has grown weary of shouldering the towns problems and wants to find a little love and companionship for herself. Bestselling author tina mcelroy ansa is back with another tale from mulberry, georgia, the richly drawn fictional town a. Taking after mudear by tina mcelroy ansa 20080701 paperback next page. The hand i fan with has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. But upon their arrival, they soon realize that their mother is not the only thing that needs burying as family wounds are uncovered and truths are revealed. She is nevertheless agitated, unsatisfied, and lonely because her ability to read minds makes romance difficult and also. The list of spelman college people includes notable alumnae and faculty of spelman college. The hand i fan with book by tina mcelroy ansa 5 available. Lena mcpherson, the protagonist of the story, is the hand that everyone in mulberry, ga depends on physically, financially, emotionally and socially. Beyonces uncle says she wasnt attracted to jay z, and. Show more a canonical story is present in baby of the family 1989, ugly ways 1993, the hand i fan with 1996, you know better 2002, and taking after mudear 2007the five novels of contemporary. Tina mcelroy ansa, author info, published books, bio.
A tale about real people, a novel that affirms life as it laughs at it. Lena, now fortyfive and tired of being the hand everyone fans with, has grown weary of shouldering the towns problems and wants to find a little love and companionship for. She has contributed the essays postcards from georgia to cbs news sunday morning. Read before my shotgun wedding volume one of my shotgun wedding series by paul david robinson available from rakuten kobo. I have gathered together a series of smaller lists for this one larger post.
Tina mcelroy ansa is a novelist, publisher, filmmaker, teacher and journalist. Ansa was born in macon, ga, the youngest of five children. I love how the author, tina mcelroy ansa can make the most unlikely appear and feel very real. Bernice silverson tulley comes of age in 1904 segregated united states. This is a book that ive read before, but was drawn to read again. She calls herself part of a long and honored writing tradition, one of those little southern girls who always knew she wanted to be a writer. This bibliography includes the work of africanamerican, afrocaribbean, and african writers of adult fiction and drama available from the wisconsin talking book and braille library in recorded format. Novelist tina mcelroy ansa calls herself part of a writing tradition, one of those little southern girls who always knew she wanted to be a writer. Bestselling author tina mcelroy ansa is back with another tale from mulberry, georgia, the richly drawn fictional town and home of the extraordinary lena mcpherson. In fact, you may want to read this book before you answer at all. Lena mcpherson, the baby of the family from ansa s first novel, is all grown up, rich, beautiful and successful.
She has contributed the essays postcards from georgia to cbs news sunday. The only problem is she is also lonely, overworked and unappreciated as the hand the whole town of mulberry, georgia fans with. Read the hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa available from rakuten kobo. The hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa goodreads. Hand i fan with in fiction fiction at strand books. Tina mcelroy ansa author, publisher, filmmaker, teacher. The hand i fan with by tina mcelroy ansa read by tonya jordan.
I hope that you will read a few of them and repin too. You know better by tina mcelroy ansa is a spirited novel about three generations of women in the pines family who just want to be loved and understood. When the big flood of 94 hits mulberry, georgia, none of mulberrys residents are surprised when lena mcpherson escapes disasterfree. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Now i love reading interesting books, from drama and romance to mystery and biography. The novel, told in the voices of three generations of the pines women, is the story of lashawndra pines, a 19yearold aspiring hoochie mama who aspires to dance in the background of a music video. Tina mcelroy ansa born november 18, 1949 is an africanamerican novelist, filmmaker, teacher, entrepreneur and journalist. Baby of the family 1989 ugly ways 1993 the hand i fan with 1996 you know better 2002 taking after mudear 2007 sources for context. Ansa s second lena mcpherson novel after baby of the family, 1989 is short on plot and long on rhapsodic descriptions of the worshipped lena. Beyonces uncle says she wasnt attracted to jay z, and she. Now i love reading interesting books, from drama and romance to mystery and. This is a book that i ve read before, but was drawn to read again. In 1971, she graduated from spelman college, the historically black womens college which is.