Beloved

Beloved is by Toni Morrison. The classic work of multi-cultural historical fiction that is a must read for everyone. It is the story of Sethe, who was born a slave, then escaped to Ohio to live with her mother-in-law whose freedom had been purchased by her son Halle. Sethe's three children had previously been sent to live with their grandmother. Sethe has been brutalize before her escape and when her old master shows up in Ohio trying to recapture Sethe and her children, she commits a drastic act that changes all their lives forever. This is a wonderful, but sometimes hard to read, novel of pain, love, revenge, and redemption. It shows how painful finding yourself can be. A Reader's Corner Highly Recommended Read.

Ratings: Adult - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (mature thematic content).