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.