Living is Easy, The - Softcover

Dorothy West,

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558611479 ISBN 13: 9781558611474

Publisher: THE FEMINIST PRESS CUNY, 1996

Synopsis

One of only a handful of novels published by black women during the 1940s, "The Living is Easy" tells the story of Cleo Judson, daughter of southern sharecroppers, who wants to become a member of Boston's early twentieth-century elite. Married to the "black banana king, " she manipulates her three sisters into living with her, along with their children - but not their husbands - in an attempt to recreate her original family.

About this title

Product Description:

Virago modern classic

Review:

"[A] powerful work." "Essence"
"The important thing about the book is its abundance and special woman's energy and beat. The beat is a deep one, and it often makes a man's seem puny." "New York Times"
"[Dorothy West] is a brisk storyteller with an eye for ironical detail . . . [and] a deft stylist and writer of social satire." "Ms."
"Concerned with the magical qualities of black girlhood . . . "The Living Is Easy" focuses on the special role of the mother in childhood fantasies. . . . Cleo Jericho Judson is a grown woman when we first meet her . . . but it is the incomplete relationship with her long-dead mother that still drives her." "Village Voice"
"Long beloved for its wry and ironic humor, this novel continues to delight and challenge readers.""Feminist Bookstore News""

"[A] powerful work." --Essence

"The important thing about the book is its abundance and special woman's energy and beat. The beat is a deep one, and it often makes a man's seem puny." --New York Times

"[Dorothy West] is a brisk storyteller with an eye for ironical detail . . . [and] a deft stylist and writer of social satire." --Ms.

"Concerned with the magical qualities of black girlhood . . . The Living Is Easy focuses on the special role of the mother in childhood fantasies. . . . Cleo Jericho Judson is a grown woman when we first meet her . . . but it is the incomplete relationship with her long-dead mother that still drives her." --Village Voice

"Long beloved for its wry and ironic humor, this novel continues to delight and challenge readers."--Feminist Bookstore News

"[A] powerful work." --Essence

"The important thing about the book is its abundance and special woman's energy and beat. The beat is a deep one, and it often makes a man's seem puny." --New York Times

"[Dorothy West] is a brisk storyteller with an eye for ironical detail . . . [and] a deft stylist and writer of social satire." --Ms.

"Concerned with the magical qualities of black girlhood . . . The Living Is Easy focuses on the special role of the mother in childhood fantasies. . . . Cleo Jericho Judson is a grown woman when we first meet her . . . but it is the incomplete relationship with her long-dead mother that still drives her." --Village Voice

"Long beloved for its wry and ironic humor, this novel continues to delight and challenge readers."--Feminist Bookstore News

About this edition

• Publisher: THE FEMINIST PRESS CUNY
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1558611479
• ISBN 13: 9781558611474
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364