A Tale Gullah Traditions, Culture: The Choir Ladies Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated book from Mendon, NY, author Joyce Klein.
Mendon, NY, July 22, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Choir Ladies: Gospel Meets Gullah by Joyce Klein. The author's most recent book to date is a 5 x 8 paperback and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/thechoirladies was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
When the Choir Ladies of the little Baptist Church in South Beaumont get together for some of their hand clappin’, body swayin’, shake the rafters gospel, even the devil sets his pitchfork aside and taps his feet. These descendants of African slaves place themselves in the loving care of the Almighty, but give a nod to voodoo, some good Gullah cookin’ and a bit of female trickery where their men are concerned. Their strategies keep life in their little town from being anything but dull.
These are the ladies of the choir:
Avella is the choir director when readers meet her in the 1940’s. Employed as a domestic, she understands her place in life, but hopes for the day when “someone” will change circumstances for her race.
Esther, as a young woman, meets and marries her first love, who comes to a violent end. The next man in her life is a brutal, drunken bully who beats Esther so severely that she takes her child and leaves him forever. He resurfaces later in life laying claim to her and her son. In her last attempt at matrimony, Esther decides to entice Deacon Williams and sets a snare that proves a test of wills.
Eula’s hat decorating ability proves somewhat less than a blessing when she fashions one of her creations for Esther’s wedding to the Deacon.
Johnnie Mae, an independent take charge lady who fends off critters as well as threatening situations, keeps her head when others lose theirs.
Sudie, the most fragile member of the choir, is witness to a traumatic experience early in childhood when her dearest friend is attacked. This, combined with the fact that she is a homely child, makes her a prickly pear where young men are concerned. An anonymous admirer tries to woo her with love letters. The way she handles events when her would be lover is at last revealed is a surprise to all. For a time she has all that she desires until once more tragic events take over her life, ultimately impacting on the lives of those she loves most.
247 pages in length, The Choir Ladies: Gospel meets Gullah is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Choir Ladies meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $15.95.
Additionally, The Choir Ladies can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432775353
Format: 5 x 8 paperback cream
SRP: $15.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thechoirladies.
About the author:
Joyce Klein lives in upstate New York with her husband Robert, a mini Schnauzer named Beardsley, a cat with many names although she answers to none and rules the household with a velvet paw. The author spends the winter months on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where she first learned of, and came to appreciate, Gullah traditions and culture.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
When the Choir Ladies of the little Baptist Church in South Beaumont get together for some of their hand clappin’, body swayin’, shake the rafters gospel, even the devil sets his pitchfork aside and taps his feet. These descendants of African slaves place themselves in the loving care of the Almighty, but give a nod to voodoo, some good Gullah cookin’ and a bit of female trickery where their men are concerned. Their strategies keep life in their little town from being anything but dull.
These are the ladies of the choir:
Avella is the choir director when readers meet her in the 1940’s. Employed as a domestic, she understands her place in life, but hopes for the day when “someone” will change circumstances for her race.
Esther, as a young woman, meets and marries her first love, who comes to a violent end. The next man in her life is a brutal, drunken bully who beats Esther so severely that she takes her child and leaves him forever. He resurfaces later in life laying claim to her and her son. In her last attempt at matrimony, Esther decides to entice Deacon Williams and sets a snare that proves a test of wills.
Eula’s hat decorating ability proves somewhat less than a blessing when she fashions one of her creations for Esther’s wedding to the Deacon.
Johnnie Mae, an independent take charge lady who fends off critters as well as threatening situations, keeps her head when others lose theirs.
Sudie, the most fragile member of the choir, is witness to a traumatic experience early in childhood when her dearest friend is attacked. This, combined with the fact that she is a homely child, makes her a prickly pear where young men are concerned. An anonymous admirer tries to woo her with love letters. The way she handles events when her would be lover is at last revealed is a surprise to all. For a time she has all that she desires until once more tragic events take over her life, ultimately impacting on the lives of those she loves most.
247 pages in length, The Choir Ladies: Gospel meets Gullah is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Choir Ladies meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $15.95.
Additionally, The Choir Ladies can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432775353
Format: 5 x 8 paperback cream
SRP: $15.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thechoirladies.
About the author:
Joyce Klein lives in upstate New York with her husband Robert, a mini Schnauzer named Beardsley, a cat with many names although she answers to none and rules the household with a velvet paw. The author spends the winter months on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where she first learned of, and came to appreciate, Gullah traditions and culture.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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