Miss Ophelia
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Book Overview
Part coming-of-age story and part slice of life, this remarkable novel explores the issues of abortion, illegitimacy, adultery, and skin color "with the appeal of a tale spun out at twilight on a... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0688152341
ISBN13:9780688152345
Release Date:August 1997
Publisher:William Morrow
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:9.8" x 1.3" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
So Beautifully Written!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This book hit me where the heart is!!! The characters: Belly, Willie, Miss Janie, Miss Rachel, Mama, Uncle Avery, Miss Pheenie, And of course, the lovely and dearest of all, Miss Ophelia. When I first got into the book,( first quarter of the book),It primarily focused on teen pregnancy and the main character (Belly's) best friend, Teenie getting sent away to get "rid of her problem", which hurt Isabel Anderson/Walker.The way the book portrays Miss Opelia, and her warm and kind personality was so well-written, that in the end, I cried, thinking about the True love that could never be, between...Oh!!!!! Youre just going to have to read the book and see why most of these people(including myself, of course) rated this book 5 stars.
I didn't want it to end!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is the best book that I have read in a while, and I read a lot of books. It was simply a delight to read. The author did a masterful job of bringing Belly to life and describing her thoughts and feelings. I loved Belly and almost all of the characters in the story; in fact, I felt like I knew many of them. I can't wait to read the author's next book. If you haven't read this one, please, please, please, go out and buy it today!
Extremely well written and interesting story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I really enjoyed this book. The characters are well defined, true to life and memorable. The story was easy to read, well-paced and had interesting sub-plots. I also read Ms. Smith's next book -- Ring Around the Moon -- which I also enjoyed as well.
A refreshing view of life from a childs perspective.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Being the parent of a 12 year old, "Miss Ophelia" not only brought back memories of my own childhood; it has also reminded me to take time and look at life from my daughter's perspective. Ms. Burnett Smith has beautifully protrayed the innocence of being young and the struggles of coming of age.
A WONDERFULLY WRITTEN NOVEL!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
My book club recently read "MISS OPHELIA" as our March Book Selection and over 80% of the sistahs in the book club (Circle of Friends II) rated this book a "10". It is a wonderfully written novel that you will find hard to put down. After meeting Belly, her mom, others in the town and Lord...UNCLE WILLIE, you will not be able to put it down until the last page...and then you will be sad...because the story comes to an end. If you are looking for a good book...gift...you definitely need to pick this one up!!!!!
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