BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER’S SMILE (1988)

“Alice Walker in this, the most beautiful, the most compassionate, the most sensuous of novels, has created a masterpiece.  Flawless”
The Times

A family goes to the remote sierras of Mexico – the writer-to-be Susannah: her sister Magdalena; their father and mother.  There, amid a people called the Mundo, they begin an encounter that will change them forever.  This is also the story of a father’s spirit, of a man watching over his two daughters as they grow and change, becoming their unique selves.

A deeply sensual novel, By the Light of My Father’s Smile explores the richness of female sexuality as a celebration of life, affirming the belief that “love is both timeless and beyond.”

"You can’t help but enjoy the verve, the thrust and energy that made her famous."
Julie Myerson

“An exuberant mixture of magic realism and political conviction.”
Times Literary Supplement