{"product_id":"9780140066906","title":"The Women of Brewster Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe National Book Award-winning novel that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor (1950-2016)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creative 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. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, \u003ci\u003eThe Women of Brewster Place \u003c\/i\u003eis a contemporary classic - and a touching and unforgettable read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[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.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022642331888,"sku":"9780140066906","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140066906_p0.jpg?v=1763641750","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140066906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}