Hillary
Written on Sep 23, 2010
The acclaimed book that inspired Precious, the Sundance Film Festival winner from Lee Daniels
"Even though the film Precious packs quite a wallop, the gritty realism of the novel upon which the movie is based is even more intense." —NPR
Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant with a second child by her father, meets a determined and radical teacher, we follow her on a journey of education and enlightenment as she learns not only how to write about her life, but how to make it truly her own for the first time.
- ISBN10 0679766758
- ISBN13 9780679766759
- Publish Date 29 April 1997
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House USA Inc
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780679766759
Reviews
mitabird
Written on Jul 1, 2009
Push was difficult to read because of the subject matter and the way it was written. I believe the author wanted us to think like Precious and the words were written how she spoke. She had a horrendous childhood and her parents were disgusting, vile human beings. Instead of crumbling under the abuse, I really admired how Precious fought to make her life better.