Marlene NourbeSe Philip

M. NourbeSe Philip is a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, and short-story writer whose work examines language, race, history, and belonging. Her fiction includes Harriet's Daughter, first published in 1988.

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Harriet's Daughter

1988 · Contemporary

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3 editions: Print · 1988 | Print · 1989

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Fourteen-year-old Margaret, a Black teenager in Toronto, draws inspiration from Harriet Tubman while trying to take greater control of her own life. She wants to help her best friend Zulma leave Canada and return to her grandmother in Tobago, and she makes a list of changes she intends to accomplish. Her plans meet the complications of family rules, friendship, and growing responsibility. Their story uses imagination and humor to examine migration, culture, identity, and two young women's determination to shape their futures.

Print · Women's Press · 1988 · English
ISBN 9780889611344

Print · Heinemann · 1988 · English
ISBN 9780435989248

Print · Women's Press · 1989-07 · English
ISBN 9780613818322

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Contemporary