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A mercy

By Toni Morrison. 2008

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Bestsellers (Fiction), Historical fiction
Human-transcribed braille

Colonial North America, 1680s. An Anglo-Dutch trader reluctantly accepts a young slave girl named Florens as payment for a bad…

debt. Her mother hopes the transaction will prove a mercy to Florens, but subsequent years in Jacob Vaark’s household reveal the harsh reality of being under another’s dominion. Some violence. Bestseller. 2008.

God help the child

By Toni Morrison. 2015

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Bestsellers (Fiction), Multi-cultural fiction
Human-transcribed braille

A searing tale about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of the adult. At the centre: a…

woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life; but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love until she told a lie that ruined the life of an innocent woman, a lie whose reverberations refuse to diminish. Bestseller. 2015.

A mercy

By Toni Morrison. 2008

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Bestsellers (Fiction), Historical fiction, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
Human-narrated audio

Colonial North America, 1680s. An Anglo-Dutch trader reluctantly accepts a young slave girl named Florens as payment for a bad…

debt. Her mother hopes the transaction will prove a mercy to Florens, but subsequent years in Jacob Vaark's household reveal the harsh reality of being under another's dominion. Some violence. Bestseller. 2008

Love: A novel

By Toni Morrison. 2003

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, General fiction, Bestsellers (Fiction), Suspense and thrillers
Human-narrated audio

Even after the death of seaside resort owner Bill Cosey, his women--widow Heed, granddaughter Christine, and mistress Celestial--continue their feuds.…

These members of the town's African American former elite reminisce about the man they loved and hated. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003

The bluest eye

By Toni Morrison. 1993

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Bestsellers (Fiction), Family stories, General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
Human-narrated audio

1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…

she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970

Beloved: a novel (Vintage International)

By Toni Morrison. 1987

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Historical fiction, Bestsellers (Fiction), General fiction, Multi-cultural fiction
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Related in kaleidoscopic fashion and set in rural Ohio during the period immediately following the Civil War, this chronicle of…

slavery and its aftermath traces the life of Sethe, a former slave. Sethe has a secret in her past so horrific that it has alienated the community, driven off her two sons, isolated her surviving daughter, and threatened her new, loving relationship with Paul D., also a former slave. Bestseller 1987. Some violence

Tar baby

By Toni Morrison. 1981

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Bestsellers (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio

A fugitive black man, Son, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, creating havoc in racial and human…

terms among both the black and white members of the household. He finally captivates Jadine, a beautiful, pampered black woman, and challenges her pragmatism with his idealism. Bestseller

The bluest eye

By Toni Morrison. 1970

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
General fiction, Bestsellers (Fiction)
Human-transcribed braille

1941. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove--poor, ugly, and black--desperately wants blue eyes, which she thinks would solve all her problems. But instead…

she is subjected to rejection, violence, and an unwanted pregnancy. Slowly, she begins to descend into madness. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1970

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