num_pages: 192
description: 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 open-hearted, 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. Her remarkable sense of community and history makes The Women of Brewster Place a contemporary classic—and a touching and unforgettable read.
language: English
title: The Women of Brewster Place
titlecomplete: The Women of Brewster Place
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Womens, Literature, Classics, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 20490
series: Brewster Place
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Penguin Books