Beloved
Beloved
This novel presents the desperate lengths a previously enslaved mother will go to in order to prevent her children falling into slave-owners' hands. Through the super-natural presence of Sethe's late daughter Morrison touches on the psychological impact of slavery. - Lily
Read moreTerrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but 18 years later she is still not free. Sethe's new home is not only haunted by the memories of her past but also by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless.
This novel presents the desperate lengths a previously enslaved mother will go to in order to prevent her children falling into slave-owners' hands. Through the super-natural presence of Sethe's late daughter Morrison touches on the psychological impact of slavery. - Lily