Brown Girl, Brownstones by Marshall, Paule

Brown Girl, Brownstones (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558614987)

Vendor: Paule Marshall
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Brown Girl, Brownstones by Marshall, Paule

Brown Girl, Brownstones

$16.95
Brown Girl, Brownstones by Marshall, Paule

Brown Girl, Brownstones

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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A vivid and bittersweet classic coming-of-age tale, set in immigrant Brooklyn.Set in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and World War II, Brown Girl, Brownstones chronicles the efforts of Barbadian immigrants to surmount poverty and racism and to make their new country home. Selina Boyce is torn between the opposing aspirations of her parents: her hardworking, ambitious mother longs to buy a brownstone row house while her easygoing father prefers to dream of effortless success and his native island's lushness.Featuring a new foreword by Edwidge Danticat, this coming-of-age tale grapples with identity, sexuality, and changing values in a new country, as a young woman must reconcile tradition with potential and change."Remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural control." --The New Yorker"An unforgettable novel written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." --New York Herald Tribune

Author: Paule Marshall
ISBN-10: 1558614982
ISBN-13: 9781558614987
Publisher: Feminist Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2006
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2006 pg. 100
By Paule Marshall
By Paule Marshall
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Paule Marshall is the author of the novels Brown Girl, Brownstones; The Chosen Place; The Timeless People; Praisesong for the Widow; and Daughters. She has also written several collections of short stories, including Reena and Other Stories, and a memoir entitled Triangular Road. She is Hellen Gould Sheppard Professor of Literature and Culture at New York University.

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