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The Women of Brewster Place

by Gloria Naylor

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ISBN13: 9780140066906
ISBN10: 014006690x
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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.

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binalyn, August 24, 2008 (view all comments by binalyn)
This book broke my heart but also gave me hope.

Naylor is one of the best writers out there...don't let the crappy TV movie put you off.

This book is SO much more.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140066906
Author:
Naylor, Gloria
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Afro-American women
Subject:
Inner cities
Subject:
Afro-American women -- Fiction.
Subject:
African-American women
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Copyright:
c198
Series:
Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series
Series Volume:
81
Publication Date:
January 1983
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
773x503x57 40
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