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Mean Molly
An African Folk Tale of the Deep
South
by Carolyn Nur Wistrand
Plot Summary: When Watah Mocasin goes fishing
in a slave burial ground, the spirit of Mean Molly, a young West
African woman that died in Massah George’s smokehouse, is unleashed
upon the newly freed men and women in the low country of South Carolina
during the first year of Reconstruction. Guided by the Ijebu warrior,
Obonto, the people work collectively to return her trust to the Ancestor
House.
“Mean Molly combines good writing, wonderful characters,
conflict, tension, and purpose. Each character has his or her own
voice. The story is fresh and invigorating. We pay attention to them.
They represent a wonderful cross section of a culture as they move toward
their own salvation.” –Leslie Lee, Obie winning, Tony nominated playwright,
professor of dramatic writing, NYU & Goddard College, Vermont.
31 pages
Catalog Number #OAPD053
ISBN number 1-894910-53-2
Price $4.95
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