New York: HarperCollins, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American author's poetic second book (her first novel, preceded by a collection of short stories), set in Pearl, Washington, a former coal-mining town between a mountain and a lake. SIGNED and dated 2/93 on title page. Review copy with publisher's material and glossy photograph of Sherman laid in. 209 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0169249.