The Women of Brewster Place: A Novel in Seven Stories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780143136163)

The National Book Award-winning novel--and contemporary classic--that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor, now with a foreword by Tayari Jones

"[A] shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . . 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

"Brims with inventiveness--and relevance." --NPR's Fresh Air

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 in this touching and unforgettable read.

Author: Gloria Naylor
ISBN-10: 014313616X
ISBN-13: 9780143136163
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 74328 / Women of Brewster Place