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Meridian Hill is a young woman at an Atlanta college attempting to find her place in the revolution for racial and social equality. She discovers the limits beyond which she will not go for the cause, but despite her decision not to follow the path of some of her peers, she makes significant sacrifices in order to further her beliefs. Working in a campaign to register African American voters, Meridian cares broadly and deeply for the people she visits, and, while her coworkers quit and move to comfortable homes, she continues to work in the deep South despite a paralyzing illness. Meridian's nonviolent methods, though seemingly less radical than the methods of others, prove to be an effective means of furthering her beliefs.
| Size | | Length: | 228 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 14.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"At its best...the tone of the book [is] flat, direct, measured, deliberate, with a distinct lack of drama....And the tone is right; it's not the plot that carries the novel forward but Meridian's attempt to resolve, or preserve the reality of, the questions of knowledge, history and murder that Miss Walker introduces early on....But such questions lead all too easily to high-flown language and to pretensions that fictional characters cannot support....Miss Walker does not always avoid this trap; though her tendency is to insist on the prosaic, to bring philosophy down to earth, Meridian at times seems to be floating straight to Heaven....Meridian is interesting enough without all this."
Greil Marcus (06/07/1976)
"A fine, taut novel.... A lean book that goes down like clear water.... Remarkable."
Thorpe
"A glowing affirmation of the possibility of love and forgiveness--between men and women, black and white."
Thorpe
"A classic novel of both feminism and the Civil Rights Movement."
Thorpe
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