The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster PlaceThe National Book Award winning novel that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor (1950 2016) In 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

The National Book Award-winning novel that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor (1950-2016)

In 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, The Women of Brewster Place is a contemporary classic - and a touching and unforgettable read.

" 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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 06/30/1983
ISBN: 9780140066906
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 74328 / Women of Brewster Place
Reading Level: 6.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10