num_pages: 176
description: Melodic and vibrant, this debut novel braids together three generations of an extended African-American family in which everyone is fiercely and uncompromisingly bound by love and loyalty. The story explores in particular the lives of the women in the Ernestine, the blind grandmother who weaves astonishing cloths; Iree, her epileptic and visionary daughter; Imani, Iree's strong-willed and fast-talking teenage daughter; and Amanda, Imani's shy best friend who is struggling to find her way.An unforgettable story that is by turns magical, tender and gritty, An Open Weave creates a rich, affirming portrait of a family and a community.
language: English
title: An Open Weave
titlecomplete: An Open Weave
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 19
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award
category: First Novelist
publisher: Seal Press