{"product_id":"brown-girl-brownstones-paule-marshall-marshall","title":"Brown Girl, Brownstones : Paule Marshall by Paule Marshall","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy Paule Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An unforgettable novel  written with pride and anger  with rebellion and tears.\" - Herald Tribune Book Review\"Passionate  compelling . . . an impressive accomplishment.\" - Saturday Review\"Remarkable for its courage  its color  and its natural control.\" - The New Yorker Selina's mother wants to stay in Brooklyn and earn enough money to buy a brownstone row house  but her father dreams only of returning to his island home. Torn between a romantic nostalgia for the past and a driving ambition for the future  Selina also faces the everyday burdens of poverty and racism. Written by and about an African-American woman  this coming-of-age story unfolds during the Depression and World War II. Its setting - a close-knit community of immigrants from Barbados - is drawn from the author's own experience  as are the lilting accents and vivid idioms of the characters' speech. Paule Marshall's 1959 novel was among the first to portray the inner life of a young female African-American  as well as depicting the cross-cultural conflict between West Indians and American blacks. It remains a vibrant  compelling tale of self-discovery. Read less","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52502326771992,"sku":"9798890961303","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52502326804760,"sku":"9798890961372","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9798890961303.jpg?v=1786282748","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/brown-girl-brownstones-paule-marshall-marshall","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}