{"product_id":"women-of-brewster-place","title":"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.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028719681772,"sku":"9780140066906","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/2987\/3644\/files\/imageloader_96e4b642-05df-4c0a-99a5-ce2c8f8f0503.jpg?v=1764064380","url":"https:\/\/www.gladysbooksandwine.com\/products\/women-of-brewster-place","provider":"Gladys Books \u0026 Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}