| The Women of Brewster Place: A Novel in Seven Stories Contributor(s): Naylor, Gloria (Author), Jones, Tayari (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 014313616X ISBN-13: 9780143136163 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - Women - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2020027630 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The National Book Award-winning novel--and contemporary classic--that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor, now with a forward by Tayari Jones "[A] shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . . Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly." --The New York Times Book Review "Brims with inventiveness--and relevance." --NPR's Fresh Air In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and openhearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protects--a common prison and a shared home. Naylor renders both loving and painful human experiences with simple eloquence and uncommon intuition in this touching and unforgettable read. |
