In the Blood
- ISBN-10
- 0822217562
- ISBN-13
- 9780822217565
- Series
- In the Blood
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 73
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dramatists Play Service Inc
- Author
- Suzan-Lori Parks
Description
THE STORY: In this modern day riff on The Scarlet Letter , Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother of five, lives with her kids on the tough streets of the inner city. Her eldest child is teaching her how to read and write, but the letter A is
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- 2020-08-04
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- Princeton University Press
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