The National Book Award-winning novel--and contemporary classic--that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor
"[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 ReviewIn 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. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, The Women of Brewster Place is a touching and unforgettable read.
- ISBN10 0670778559
- ISBN13 9780670778553
- Publish Date 2 June 1982
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Publish Country IN
- Publisher Penguin Random House India
- Imprint Penguin
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English