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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Cage, John;Philyaw, Deesha is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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*FINALIST for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction**WINNER of the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award**WINNER of the 2020 Story Prize**WINNER of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction*“Tender, fierce, proudly black and beautiful, these stories will sneak inside you and take root.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Triumphant.” —Publishers Weekly“Cheeky, insightful, and irresistible.” —Ms. Magazine“This collection marks the emergence of a bona fide literary treasure.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune“Full of lived-in humanity, warmth, and compassion.” —Pittsburgh Current“These are stories about Black women that haven’t been told with this level of depth, wit, or insight before, so it will not shock me if Oprah gets around to selecting it before the end of the year.” —Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church’s double standards and their own needs and pass

Who reads The Secret Lives of Church Ladies?

Author

Cage, John;Philyaw, Deesha

Publisher

West Virginia University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781949199741

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Stories

Rating

4.4 / 5 (2,701 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14