The Women of Brewster Place: A Novel in Seven Stories
Gloria Naylor$22.10
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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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 05/11/2021
ISBN: 9780143136163
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.53d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 74328 / Women of Brewster Place
Reading Level: 6.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10
" 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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 05/11/2021
ISBN: 9780143136163
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.06w x 0.53d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 74328 / Women of Brewster Place
Reading Level: 6.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10