Beloved

It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentuckhy, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halleand Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - the death of Sethe's baby daughter Beloved, whosename is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother's hands, and who will return to claim retribution.

Published to tie in with the film on major release from Buena Vista 5th March 1999, and starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Thandie Newton and directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs).