500 Great Books By Women discussion

Praisesong for the Widow, Paule Marshall, 1983, Caribbean/United States (United States), NOVEL

"...The next morning, as she walks on the beach in a dreamlike trance, emotionally drained from her night of memories, she encounters a man about to leave on his annual trip to his native island of Carriacou...On Carriacou, sixty-five-year-old Avey comes to understand in new ways traditions she has long forgotten—and the importance of knowing, and remembering, her past."

(H.S., p. 153)