![]() Dana, who knows that the two are sisters, tells her story in the first part Chaurisse, who does not know at first, narrates the second. As the girls grow up and change into women who have dreams and ambitions, the way Jones chooses to structure the novel becomes important. ![]() The two girls meet at a nearby drugstore and befriend each other. The book is set in a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1980s, where the bigamist, James Witherspoon, has two families in Atlanta, the public and normal one, and the secret one. The plot of Silver Sparrow involves a father’s life full of lies, a family’s involvement in illegal activities, and two teenage girls who are swept up in the chaos. Published recently in 2011, Silver Sparrow is a novel written by Tayari Jones, a novelist and professor who won the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction in 2003 with her work, Leaving Atlanta. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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