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Melinda Haynes (born December 3, 1955) is an American novelist. She grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For much of her adult life she was a painter. In 1999, she wrote her first published novel, Mother of Pearl, while living in a mobile home in Grand Bay, Alabama. [1]
Melinda Haynes (born 1955) is an American novelist. She grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For much of her adult life she was a painter. In 1999, she wrote her first published novel, Mother of Pearl, while living in a mobile home in Grand Bay, Alabama.
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Jun 2, 1999 · Melinda Haynes tells a sad tale of racial ambivalence, class order (or disorder), and the mistakes and sins common to mankind--regardless of the era. The story charts the lives of Even Grade, a black man, and Valuable Korner, a fifteen-year-old white girl, the daughter of the town whore.
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Willem’s Field (2003)Chalktown(2001)Mother of Pearl(1997)by Catlin Connor (SHS) Melinda Haynes was born in 1955 and grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.. She was the daughter of a Baptist minister, who was the pastor of two small churches in Petal, Mississippi. As a child, she had panic disorder that caused problems with school. The disorder caused Haynes to never complete high school (Mudge). She has su...
Haynes’s second novel Chalktown was published in 2001. Her third, Willem’s Field, was published in 2003. Although she used to paint, she now writes full-time from her home in Mobile, Alabama. Her papers are available in The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Special Collections. Return to Top
1955- Melinda Haynes was born to a Baptist minister’s family and lived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi1977-Stopped school in eleventh grade1973-Married the son of a minister1978- Had three daughters by twenty-threeA Review of Mother of Pearl
by Catlin Connor (SHS) I enjoyed author Melinda Haynes’ novelMother of Pearl. The opening lines are a little confusing in the way a reader is just thrown into the plot line and then left to wait for later explanation, but it proves to be a worthwhile read. Haynes’s use of verbose, clearly Southern dialogue tells a very entertaining tale. Mother of Pearl, set in the 1950’s in Petal and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, tells the stories of a number of characters who are all related by their friendship...
by Catlin Connor (SHS) “What made you decide to start writing?” “What do you feel is your inspiration for writing?” “Do you plan on writing as a career for the rest of your life?” “In an interview I read that you put a lot of yourself into Mother of Pearl, you also said that you are working on a second novel. Is there as much of “you” in the second...
Summary of Chalktown is found here.Review of Chalktown in Bookreporter by Josette Kurey.“Amazon.com: Buying Info: Mother of Pearl.” [Online] Available http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786866276/davidframbes/104-7629503-3485266. April 5, 2000.“Best Seller Reviews in Association with Amazon.com: Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes.” [Online] Available http://www.bestsellerreviews.com/motherpear.html. April 12, 2000.Hagler, Sheila. “Art in Alabama: Melinda Haynes Mother of Pearl author week 9.” [Online] Available http://members.aol.com/BugSlapper/week9.htm. April 13, 2000.Haynes, Melinda. Electronic Mail Interview to Catlin Connor. May 6, 2000.Melinda Haynes is a first-time novelist who wrote Mother of Pearl, a Book of the Month Club selection. She talks about her life, her writing, and her characters in this interview.
Melinda Haynes. From the acclaimed author of Mother of Pearl comes the story of Chalktown, an eerily quiet village in George County, Mississippi, where folks communicate with one another solely through chalkboards hanging from their front porches.
Jun 15, 1999 · According to author Melinda Haynes, Mother of Pearl is a stroy about six people, black and white, whose lives become intertwined in small town in 1950's Mississippi. It's about racism, family secrets, and everyone's search for love.
