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The Women of Brewster Place

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The National Book Award-winning novel-and contemporary classic-that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor, now with a foreword 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.

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ISBN: 9780143136163
Publication date: 11th May 2021
Author: Gloria Naylor
Publisher: Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 208 pages
Series: Penguin Vitae
Genres: General Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary