The women of Brewster Place / Gloria Naylor.
Material type: TextSeries: Penguin contemporary American fiction seriesPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, 1983, c1982.Description: 192 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 014006690X (pbk.)
- 9780140066906 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | Naylor, Gloria | Available | 33111005448259 |
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The National Book Award-winning novel-and contemporary classic-that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor
" A shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . .Miss 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
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. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, The Women of Brewster Place is a touching and unforgettable read.
Dawn -- Mattie Michael -- Etta Mae Johnson -- Kiswana Browne -- Lucielia Louise Turner -- Cora Lee -- The two -- The block party.