Beloved by Toni Morrison is a powerful and poetic novel that explores the enduring impact of slavery on a woman and her family. Set after the American Civil War, this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece tells the story of Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman who is haunted—both literally and emotionally—by her past.
Living with her daughter in a house filled with the presence of a lost child, Sethe’s world is turned upside down when a mysterious young woman named Beloved appears. As memories of trauma, love, and loss resurface, Sethe must confront the choices she made and the pain she tried to bury.
Told in lyrical, evocative prose, Beloved is a deeply moving exploration of memory, identity, motherhood, and the price of freedom.