The Bluest Eye Barry Award for Mystery/Crime Novel Of The Decade (2010) Garratt & Guest

Garratt & Guest

beautiful relationship blossoms between them

while the other eye—and his heart—belongs to the people of New Guinea

long-term strategy

Cursed to Feel

The Bluest Eye Barry Award for Mystery/Crime Novel Of The Decade (2010) Garratt & GuestPecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni