Author

Publication

1983 - Penguin Books, New York

Language

English

Word Count

48,000 words, Guess

Page Count

192 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing39327

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3564.A895 W6 1983

Description

The Women of Brewster Place depicts seven courageous black women struggling to survive life's harsh realities. . Each woman has an individual story to tell. Their stories include the trials and tribulations they endured to end up at Brewster Place; Brewster Place is a dead end street that is cut off from the rest of the town. The seven women include: Mattie Michael, Etta Mae Johnson, Kiswana Browne, Lucielia Louise Turner, Cora Lee, and Lorraine and Theresa,.

Description

The stories of seven Black women living in an urban ghetto evoke the energy, brutality, compassion, and desolation of modern Black America.

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