{"product_id":"the-women-of-brewster-place-9780140066906","title":"The Women of Brewster Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe National Book Award-winning novel that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor (1950-2016)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creative 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. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, \u003ci\u003eThe Women of Brewster Place \u003c\/i\u003eis a contemporary classic - and a touching and unforgettable read. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" 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.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140066906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e74328 \/ Women of Brewster Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gloria Naylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634740490396,"sku":"9780140066906","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6702dc2d-3e87-4d45-bacd-d920943f04f8.jpg?v=1603837531","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-women-of-brewster-place-9780140066906","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}