Brown girl, brownstones.
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Word Count
77,500 words, Guess
Page Count
310 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebrowngirlbrownst00mars
- Library of Congress Control Number59010804
- OCLC Control Number1452730
- Open LibraryOL6273182M
Classifications
- LCCPZ4.M369 Br
- LCCPS3563.A7223 Br
Description
"Set in Brooklyn during the Depression and World War II, this is the story of a Selina Boyce, the daughter of Barbadian immigrants. She is caught between the struggles of her hard-working, ambitious mother, who wnats 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."--Page 4 of cover.
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