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The american fiction writer and poet sapphire was born ramona lofton in 1950. I read the book for my feminist book club, and i was one of the few who actually finished itthe others were too put off the brutal reality of precious life. Read push buchvorlage zum film precious by sapphire available from rakuten kobo. For precious jones, 16 and pregnant with her fathers child, miraculous hope appears and the world begins to open up for her when a courageous, determined teacher bullies, cajoles, and inspires. Her first novel, push, was published in 1996 and a little over a decade later became the academy award winning film. Based on the novel push by sapphire from amazons fiction books.
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Jun 11, 1996 push, now known as the book that inspired last years muchrenowned hit film precious, is the firstperson account of the teenage life of claireece precious jones, a harlem teenager who as of writing this account has given birth to two children, a boy and a girl, both products of her rape at the hands of her biological father. A novel by sapphire and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. How push became precious the gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are claireece precious jones, blue rain. Push recounts the feminist struggle of a young girl. Free download or read online kick, push pdf epub book.
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