A bigamist maintains two families in 1980s Atlanta; his daughters form a secret friendship that unravels when truths emerge.
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A bigamist maintains two families in 1980s Atlanta; his daughters form a secret friendship that unravels when truths emerge.
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With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist," author Tayari Jones unveils a breathtaking story about a man's deception, a family's complicity, and two teenage girls caught in the middle. Set in Atlanta in the 1980s, the novel revolves around James Witherspoon's two families--the public one and the secret one. When the daughters from each family meet and form a friendship, only one of them knows they are sisters. It is a relationship destined to explode w...
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Romance & sex
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Teenage protagonists explore romantic relationships and emerging sexuality amid family secrets
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores social structures of family, secrecy, and legitimacy in 1980s Atlanta
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Bigamy, family deception, and emotional destruction impact two daughters and their mothers
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