{"product_id":"the-women-of-brewster-place-9780140066906","title":"The Women of Brewster Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe National Book Award-winning novel--and contemporary classic--that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor, now with a foreword by Tayari Jones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"[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.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brims with inventiveness--and relevance.\" \u003cb\u003e--NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria Naylor\u003c\/b\u003e (1950-2016) grew up in New York City. She received her BA in English from Brooklyn College and her MA in Afro-American Studies from Yale University. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Women of Brewster Place\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Book Award for first fiction in 1983. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLinden Hills \u003c\/i\u003e(available from Penguin), \u003ci\u003eMama Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBailey's Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Men of Brewster Place\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTayari Jones \u003c\/b\u003e(foreword) is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an Oprah's Book Club Selection and a favorite of Barack Obama, as well as \u003ci\u003eSilver Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Untelling\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLeaving Atlanta\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor-at-large at Cornell University and a professor of creative writing at Emory University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625981120786,"sku":"9780140066906","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c832a0e-229e-4fe3-801e-f328af4461c4.jpg?v=1732646246","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-women-of-brewster-place-9780140066906","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}