{"product_id":"the-women-of-brewster-place","title":"Gloria Naylor: The Women of Brewster Place [1983] paperback","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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brims with inventiveness-and relevance.\" \u003cb\u003e-NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Naylor, Gloria","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48159172100435,"sku":"XV80140066906","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/naylor-gloria-the-women-of-brewster-place-xv80140066906-55989763866963.jpg?v=1728354200","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-women-of-brewster-place","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}