Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo

Ntozake Shange's beloved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is the story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina. Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother before her. Having gone north to college, she is now living with other artists in Los Angeles and trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories and dreams. Cypress, the dancer, leaves home to find new ways of moving in the world. Indigo, the youngest, is still a child of Charleston-"too much of the south in her"-who lives in poetry and has the supreme gift of seeing the obvious magic of the world. Shange's rich and wondrous story of womanhood, art, and passionately-lived lives is written "with such exquisite care and beauty that anybody can relate to her message" (The New York Times).

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/28/2010
ISBN: 9780312541248
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Essence 01/01/2012 pg. 53