Clover: A Novel

Dori Sanders

Algonquin Books, Jan 1, 1990 - Fiction - 183 pages

"Warmly engrossing...Sanders writes with wit and authority in this unusual gem of a love story."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Clover is a 10-year old black girl from a small town in South Carolina, whose life changes forever when her father dies and she is forced to forge a new relationship with the white stepmother she hardly knows. A beautiful, trenchant story of family lost and found, CLOVER is a unque and heartfelt reading experience for all ages.

About the author

Dori Sanders was born in York County, South Carolina. Her father’s farm, where her family still raises Georgia Belle and Alberta peaches, is one of the oldest black-owned farms in York County. In the growing season she farms the family land, cultivating peaches, watermelons, and vegetables, and helps staff Sanders’ Peach Shed, her family’s farmstand. Clover, her first novel, was followed by the novel Her Own Place and a cookbook, Dori Sanders’ Country Cooking.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Clover: A Novel; Algonquin books of Chapel Hill
• Author: Dori Sanders
• Publisher: Algonquin Books, 1990
• ISBN: 0945575262, 9780945575269
• Length: 183 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Short Stories (single author)