The women of brewster place - gloria naylor

The women of Brewster Place are hard-edged, soft-centered, brutally demanding, and easily pleased.

In their stories, Gloria Naylor has created a community of women that has touched thousands of readers across the country.

Now the basis for a November 1988, ABC-TV, three-hour movie, starring Oprah Winfrey.

The National Book Award-winning novel--and contemporary classic--that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor A] shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life .

Miss Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly.

-- The New York Times Book Review 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 openhearted, 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.

Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, The Women of Brewster Place is a touching and unforgettable read.