{"product_id":"brown-girl-brownstones-9781558614987","title":"Brown Girl, Brownstones","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid and bittersweet classic coming-of-age tale, set in immigrant Brooklyn.\u003c\/b\u003eSet in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and World War II, \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl, Brownstones\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the efforts of Barbadian immigrants to surmount poverty and racism and to make their new country home. Selina Boyce is torn between the opposing aspirations of her parents: her hardworking, ambitious mother longs to buy a brownstone row house while her easygoing father prefers to dream of effortless success and his native island's lushness.Featuring a new foreword by Edwidge Danticat, this coming-of-age tale grapples with identity, sexuality, and changing values in a new country, as a young woman must reconcile tradition with potential and change.\"Remarkable for its courage, its color, and its natural control.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An unforgettable novel written with pride and anger, with rebellion and tears.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-931583\"\u003ePaule Marshall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558614987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558614982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049000\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaule Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl, Brownstones\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen Place\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Timeless People\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePraisesong for the Widow\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDaughters\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written several collections of short stories, including \u003ci\u003eReena and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir entitled \u003ci\u003eTriangular Road\u003c\/i\u003e. She is Hellen Gould Sheppard Professor of Literature and Culture at New York University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42676066582765,"sku":"9781558614987","price":24.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_bd6e0c2a-b53f-42a8-8ef8-7d47f63b5d2e.jpg?v=1649613802","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/brown-girl-brownstones-9781558614987","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}