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Excerpt from God Help the Child by Toni Morrison, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

God Help the Child

A novel

by Toni Morrison
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  • First Published:
  • Apr 21, 2015, 192 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jan 2016, 192 pages
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