A rediscovered classic about how racism and sexism tests the spirit,
ambition, and character of three children growing up in Hell's Kitchen
and Harlem, from the literary editor of The Crisis, the official
magazine of the NAACP
With an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Morgan
Jerkins
Set in early-twentieth-century New York City, There Is Confusion tells
the story of three Black children: Joanna Marshall, a talented dancer
willing to sacrifice everything for success; Maggie Ellersley, an
extraordinarily beautiful girl determined to leave her working-class
background behind; and Peter Bye, a clever would-be surgeon who is
driven by his love for Joanna.
As children, Maggie, Joanna, and Peter support one another's dreams, but
as young adults, romance threatens to upset the balance of their
friendship. One afternoon, Joanna makes two irrevocable decisions--and
sets off a chain of events that wreaks havoc with all of their lives.
First published to immense critical acclaim in 1924, written with an
Austen-like eye for social dynamics, There Is Confusion is an unjustly
forgotten classic that celebrates Black ambition, love, and the struggle
for equality.
The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on
their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of
resistance.
AMERICAN INDIAN STORIES - THE AWAKENING - THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY -
THE HEADS OF CERBERUS - LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET - LOVE, ANGER, MADNESS -
PASSING - THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHILIP JETTAN - VILLETTE - THERE IS
CONFUSION - THE SELECTED POEMS OF EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY
