Brown Girl, Brownstones (Contemporary Classics by Women) - Softcover

Marshall, Paule

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558614982 ISBN 13: 9781558614987

Publisher: THE FEMINIST PRESS, 2006

Synopsis

Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, "Brown Girl, Brownstones" is the enduring story of a most extraordinary young woman. Selina Boyce, the daughter of Barbadian immigrants, is caught between the struggles of her hard-working, ambitious mother, who wants to "buy house" and educate her daughters, and her father, who longs to return to the land in Barbados. Selina seeks to define her own identity and values as she struggles to surmount the racism and poverty that surround her. Moving and powerful, "Brown Girl, Brownstones" is both a classic coming-of-age tale and a vivid portrait of one family's struggle to achieve the American Dream.

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Review:

"Remarkable for its colorful characters, the cadence of its dialogue and its evocation of a still-lingering past." --The New York Times Book Review

"Marshall brings to her characters . . . an instinctive understanding, a generosity and free humor that combine to form a style remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural control." --The New Yorker

"An unforgettable novel written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears." --The New York Herald Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: THE FEMINIST PRESS
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1558614982
• ISBN 13: 9781558614987
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324